The Gourmand Next Door

[The Gourmand Next Door] Home Sweet Home

For the last 50 years, our state’s wine production and influence have been heavily tied to the success of Duplin. The tastes that have been developed in the intervening years from Prohibition have changed from the unctuous and luscious to drier, more acidic wines favored in Europe.

Preston Wilson

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We are going to finish our very succinct tour of American wine with our great state of North Carolina. Greatness is no misnomer, as there are seven American Viticultural Areas (AVA) within the state. 

These specific geologic or climatic differences from the surrounding areas give the wine in question a unique perspective. And it’s here that great wines are changing the perception of wine in North Carolina.

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