| After months of saving, planning, and | | | | Sanctuary not only offers wine from other |
| packing, you're finally ready to embark on | | | | area vineyards, but also sells unique blends |
| your vacation to North Carolina's beautiful | | | | under their own label. If you enjoy |
| Outer Banks. You have the itinerary memorized | | | | full-bodied blended reds with a peppery |
| – days and day of play on the beach, | | | | finish, or perhaps a semi-dry combination of |
| with maybe an excursion to the Currituck | | | | Chardonnay and Sangiovese with a sweet |
| Beach lighthouse or the Wright Brothers | | | | finish, find sanctuary in a tour of this |
| memorial in Kitty Hawk. The trip promises to | | | | vineyard. |
| be wonderful, but if you are a fan of the | | | | |
| grape it could be enhanced with tours of area | | | | Martin Vineyards |
| wineries. | | | | |
| | | | The sandy soil of Knotts Island produces |
| Yes, wine is made in the Outer Banks. One | | | | great wine, and at Martin Vineyards one will |
| might never expect this area to be associated | | | | find acres of Muscadines waiting to be |
| with good wine, but if you plan ahead you | | | | picked. In addition to a variety of dry and |
| will be able not only to enlighten your | | | | sweet table wines, guests at the vineyard may |
| palate during a vineyard tour, but perhaps | | | | also pick seasonal fruits from the |
| join the locals and other wine aficianados | | | | surrounding orchards. July is especially |
| for an evening of tasting, food, and fun. | | | | welcoming, since the vineyards hosts the |
| Consider these additional stops on your tour | | | | annual Knotts Island Peach Festival. Bring |
| of the Outer Banks. | | | | the family for a picnic by the sea. |
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| Moonrise Bay Winery | | | | Mother Vineyard |
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| Set against the calm waters of the bay in | | | | Like a bit of mystery with your wine? Well, |
| Knotts Island, Moonrise Bay has produced a | | | | more than likely you won't find anything to |
| number of tasty vintages since the turn of | | | | sample at the Mother Vineyard, because the |
| the century. Here visitors are offered a | | | | vines are on private property, yet visitors |
| selection of dry reds and whites, and sweet | | | | flock to this area near Manteo anyway if only |
| whites from the ever popular Muscadine. Among | | | | to catch a glimpse of the oldest grapevines |
| the wines available are Merlot, Cabernet | | | | in North Carolina. It isn't known who planted |
| Sauvignon, Nebbiolo, Norton, Syrah, | | | | these vines, believed to be over 400 years |
| Chambourcin, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. | | | | old, but the sheer enormity and thickness of |
| Tours run daily from noon to five, or by | | | | the vines (to say nothing of the sweet |
| special appointment. | | | | Muscadine grapes growing from them) always |
| | | | leaves visitors in awe, and thirsty! |
| Sanctuary Vineyards | | | | |
| | | | A vacation in the Outer Banks is wonderful, |
| If you are visiting from out of state, best | | | | yet one enhanced by tours of area wineries |
| to buy your Sanctuary wine here, as they only | | | | adds a sweetness one is certain to savor. |
| ship to North Carolina and Virginia. | | | | |