Uwharrie Vineyards & Winery

So absolutely disappointed and aggrivated! My family and I drove an hour and a half just to go to the vineyard rather last minute but figured we had some time since the website said the vineyard closed at 6… we showed up art 5:15, went in there were a group of people just lingering at the tasting bar… noone even acknowledged us, noone made eyecontact… nothing… I after standing there for about 7 minutes I finally said excuse me can we have a tasting… the woman roughly let me know they stop tastings at 5:30 and that they are busy getting ready for a party. I then asked if this is standard practice because we drove over an hour specifically to get here and try some of the wine, and nowhere on the website doesn’t say this… she said we don’t do tastings after 5:30 and turned her back to me… may I mind you after our 2 minute conversation about this it was 5:27
Soooo why would I ever want to go back there… very sad considering it would have been nice to relax there durring the summer when we are spending alot o f time at uwharrie national Forrest and the lake!

The wines were ok. Its a bit out of the way but we were able to have a glass and sit outside. I think many of the wines were not as good as some vineyards up in the hills. The owner is no longer present and its seems a bit out of the way. They seemed to have a party room and it was hopping. Although we had a nice time I don’t think I would revisit and that say volumes

Vey affordable tasting and wines with excellent quality! Staff is kind and friendly. Beautiful surroundings. Would highly recommend!

I came here solo after a very bad experience at another winery and was made very
welcome by the ladies here. Their wines are good, even the ones that are not the
sweet muscadine wines that were my favorites. The tasting room is very nice and
this winery is set up nicely for catered events (unlike Morgan Ridge, who tries to jam
the buffet into the tasting room). They also offer gifts, and specialize in Seagrove
pottery, which is nice if you haven’t had the opportunity to go there.
I’ve been to a lot of NC wineries, and this one is by far one of the nicest.

Randomly found ourselves in Albermarle and made an impromptu visit to Uwharrie Vineyards on Father’s Day. The place was pretty empty, but we didn’t mind. For the tasting, you get to try literally every wine that they make. That’s pretty awesome. I will say I wasn’t super impressed with all of the wines in terms of taste, but the customer service was great and the staff was really friendly, so I still wanted to support and left with half a case for 10% off. The scenery is pretty though and a nice getaway from the city life.

Well as those that live in NC know you can not avoid the sweet wines and nearly every winery specializes in them. I normally wouldn’t even pop into a NC winery but I was with my mother and looking to kill some time.
The tasting room was quite nice and full of gifts and specifically pottery which I thought was a cool difference from most. The wines were fine, nothing spectacular but if you like sweet you might would rank them higher than I would any way.
The nicest thing is this place is probably rarely packed so you can stop in and pretty much have the space to yourself if you like.

Wine 3.5÷5 (Muscadine only) This vineyard carries a few dry wines, but mainly muscadine, which is what the rating is for. I found some of the muscadines to be unique and very flavorful, and others to be boring or repetitive of another. VERY reasonable prices for wines and a tasting.
PERK: It seems like they often offer buy one get one free for certain muscadines, and we definitely took advantage of that.
Property/​Views ³⁄₅ Large, well-​maintained outdoor patio with plenty of seating facing the country which is nice to enjoy with snacks for quite some time.
Owners/​Workers ¹⁄₅ It is unfortunate for me to say, but the pitfall of this place was their workers and service. The workers did not seem to know virtually anything about their wine, and were literally reading from a script throughout the whole tasting. They did not seem to be enjoying their job, or enjoying us in that particular afternoon, and it was quite off-​putting. We tried to finish our tasting fast and get out to the deck after our attempts at conversation with them was making us cringe with their lack of wine knowledge and seeming unhappiness.
Tour/​Extras n/​a Did not take advantage of a tour if one is offered. They do have many snacks available for purchase.
Drive-​worthy? If I had had a better experience with the workers I would say yes, put this on your list to visit and get a buy one get one free bottle of muscadine! However, because of the service I will definitely not be going back, and would not recommend it to friends.

So, this is everything you don’t want in a wine tasting… Bad wine, a lady who tells you what you are supposed to taste, charging you for the wine tasting even though you bought wine, and did I say bad wine… Avoid this place if you are looking for anything but looking at the cliché gift shop.

I have been to quite a few wineries here in North Carolina, and most of them have at least one wine that really shines. For me, Uwharrie’s Noble is my favorite muscadine so far.
Uwharrie was the last of the wineries we checked out in the area, and it was by far my favorite. The inside was very homey and country-​like, with some amazing pottery throughout. The woman who helped us was very sweet and down to earth about the wines, which I definitely appreciated. Tastings here are $ 5, but you get to try all 16 wines and have the option of going back for a second try (just in case it was too good the first time). For $ 3 more, you can get keep your awesome stemless wine glass. Some of their wines are also buy one get one free, which is a REAL deal!
I wish I could have bought a few more bottles, but here were some of my favorites:
Noble — I have had a LOT of muscadine wines, but this was the smoothest of them, with the perfect blend of sweet and dry. Plus, it was buy one get one free, so I got two bottles of it for $ 12! What a deal!
Peach — I’m not generally a peach wine fan, but this one was AMAZING! It was a little sweet, but not sickeningly so. Great, great peach flavor (from Georgia peaches), and it was all natural flavor.
Blackberry — This tasted just like eating a fresh blackberry. I think this was the best one of these I’d had.
Their wines run about $ 12 – 15. They have a nice patio area overlooking the vines so you can buy a glass and sip. I imagine it’s gorgeous here in the summer.
This is tied for being my favorite North Carolina winery thus far.

My husband and I stopped by for a tasting last weekend. We did not take a tour, but there is a beautiful tasting room. Although very different from the grapes and wines you find on the west coast, I have grown fond of the very fragrant — and heart healthy — muscadine wine (especially the noble). I really enjoyed the tasting at Uwharrie and look forward to coming back!

This winery has a nice outdoor space and really like their tasting room. I didn’t do the tour. I liked most of their wines but my favorite is the Blackberry wine. I definitely want to go to some of the events they have. The wine prices are reasonable.

Hmmm.. . well I see others love this place. The tour was really informative and interesting. They use less nitrates in their wine. That means less hangover yeah! but you gotta drink the whole bottle in one sitting. Yeah again! On the other hand, I wasn’t in love with their wine. I found muscadine wines I preferred better later in our day tour. I must admit I am still warming up to my muscadine grape, but I did not find my favorite one here. I did go home with the noble. They sold me on it’s healthy riversitol qualities. I like the idea of being a healthy drunk!