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The 7th Annual Shine to Wine Festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2011, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Downtown North Wilkesboro. We will have live entertainment, art, merchandise, wine, and food.

Along with showcasing North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County and the burgeoning wine industry in our area, this year’s event will feature the 4th Annual Culinary Chef Challenge, where regional chefs representing surrounding restaurants will compete for the title of Best Chef, Most Creative and People’s Choice. These chefs will display their cooking and presentation talents for a jury of judges and critics.

The celebration will begin at 12pm, and continue until 6pm. General admission is FREE, and wine tastings are only $20! ($15 in advance)

Returning vineyards and wineries are:

  • Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge
  • Chateau Laurinda Vineyards
  • Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery
  • Ginger Creek Vineyards
  • Lake James Cellar Winery
  • Native Vines Winery
  • Old Stone Vineyard and Winery
  • Raintree Cellars
  • Rocky River Vineyards
  • Round Peak Vineyards
  • Sweet Vine Winery
  • Thistle Meadow Winery
  • Uwharrie Vineyards
  • Weathervane Winery
  • WoodMill Winery


  • New wineries include:

  • Bannerman Vineyards
  • Cauble Creek Vineyards
  • Dennis Vineyards
  • New River Wineries
  • Olde Mill Vineyards
  • Slightly Askew Wines
  • Waldensian Style Wines and Ciders


  • The 7th Annual festival will feature the 4th year of the Culinary Chef Competition which will take place with a new twist. Area chefs will participate in the new Chef’s Best event where they will be offering samples of a signature dish. Attendees with food tasting tickets will serve as the jury, and will vote for People’s Choice: Best Chef. The Chef’s Best event is sponsored by Tumbling Shoals Farms and Apple Brandy Beef Farms.

    A new addition this year will be an Art Tent sponsored by Brame Huie Pharmacy and in part by Grassroots funding from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes. This addition will highlight our local art galleries and will feature local and regional artists demonstrating painting, sketching, and pottery making. The Kids’ Art Tent will also be back with instructor-led art activities for children. The Kids’ Art Tent is sponsored by Arnold and Becky Lakey. The festival will also feature local and regional arts and crafts vendors.

    Music for the festival will feature Freeport Jazz from Winston-Salem, NC. This year’s festival bands are sponsored in part by Grassroots funding from the NC Arts Council, a state agency through the Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes, the local arts council. Freeport Jazz has many years of experience playing “jazz for the people” and are a mainstay on the jazz festival circuit.

    Advance tickets can be purchased at:

    Wilkes Art Gallery
    913 C. Street, North Wilkesboro

    Key City Grille
    211 10th Street, North Wilkesboro

    6th and Main
    210 6th Street, North Wilkesboro

    Holiday Inn Express
    1700 Winkler Street, Wilkesboro

    Addison Inn
    1842 Highway 421 North, Wilkesboro

    Hampton Inn
    1300 Collegiate Dr., Wilkesboro

    At the gate, the ticket price is $20.


    This event is presented by GoWilkes.com and Wilkes Regional Medical Center.

    Also sponsored by Integrity Design and Displays, Inc, Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority, and The Record of Wilkes

    Community Sponsors are Gerald and Linda Lankford, Vaughn and Frances Hayes, John and Peggy Harwell, and Bob and Alline Skees.
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