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Posted: 9/6/2016 9:16:51 PM EDT

Heading down from PA to Statesville for a wedding. We are planning on leaving PA early on Friday Sept. 30th and taking a slow ride down, wedding is Saturday the first around 4PM.

Probably going to head down I-81 and then maybe 220 at Roanoke but not sure.

Any suggestions on what to to, the wife like wine and we enjoy hitting wineries?

Thanks for any suggestions.

39

Posted: 9/7/2016 2:48:37 AM EDT

[#1]

Or ya could come down 81 and catch 77.
But central Va. (Charlottesville & Roanoke) is definitely wine country.
Around Statesville there's a neat l'il place called "Love Valley" (35.986239, -80.989530).
I haven't been there in years but last time I was there it was still a real "old West" town ya couldn't drive in. Just walking or horseback. Kinda neat if ya like such.
There's a plethora of small wineries in that area as well IIRC. And there's Lake Norman just down the road a bit. d:^)

Posted: 9/7/2016 4:13:51 PM EDT

[#2]

I drove a group to Raffaldini Vineyards one time, and it was pretty neat. Gorgeous building and land. There are a handful off 77 between the state line and I-40. Check ncwine.org for some options.

I was a party bus driver for 6 years and took a lot of groups on wine tours. As a non-drinker, I paid attention to everything except the alcohol. The most enjoyable to me was Laurel Gray Vineyard. Really small place but the old guy was extremely entertaining. Everybody seemed pleased with the wine as well.

Posted: 9/25/2016 7:57:16 PM EDT

[#3]

Thanks guys....looks like on Sunday , we will be heading to the Bilmore Estate.

We will hitting some wineries on Friday afternoon

39

Posted: 9/26/2016 6:55:21 PM EDT

[#4]

Not a whole lot to do, but I am from there and retired in Olin which is only 10 minutes away.

If you need anything let me know.

Free

Posted: 9/26/2016 6:56:38 PM EDT

[#5]

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Or ya could come down 81 and catch 77.

But central Va. (Charlottesville & Roanoke) is definitely wine country.

Around Statesville there's a neat l'il place called "Love Valley" (35.986239, -80.989530).

I haven't been there in years but last time I was there it was still a real "old West" town ya couldn't drive in. Just walking or horseback. Kinda neat if ya like such.

There's a plethora of small wineries in that area as well IIRC. And there's Lake Norman just down the road a bit. d:^)

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yep its 10 mins from my house and my sister lives 5 mins away from it.

Posted: 9/27/2016 8:54:18 AM EDT

[#6]

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Not a whole lot to do, but I am from there and retired in Olin which is only 10 minutes away.

If you need anything let me know.

Free

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haha this is strange, for some reason I always pictured you living in eastern NC, but instead we live in the same county.

I don't know why, must have been something you posted once.

Posted: 9/28/2016 6:07:26 AM EDT

[#7]

There's two National Cemeteries in Statesville.

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