WoodMill Winery

WoodMill Winery is in Vale, North Carolina, in the rolling foothills below the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The vineyard sits on a plateau about 1,100 feet above sea level with a gradual northeastern slope and steady air movement. It began as a half-acre planting of roughly 100 vines in 2001 and has grown to about 40 acres and 9,000 vines. The primary crop is Muscadine, including varieties such as Ison, Tara, Dixie Red, Nesbit, Carlos, Noble, Summit, Trumpit, and Scuppernong, harvested over a seven-to-eight-week window from early September into mid-to-late October. The winery also makes fruit wines from blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and Concord grapes, offered from sweet to dry styles. Founder Larry Cagle, Jr. started the winery after researching heart health and the antioxidant resveratrol in Muscadines, motivated by his father's cardiovascular condition. Visitors can taste wines and, under normal circumstances, tour the vineyards, though a 2025 fire has temporarily limited service to Sweet and Semi-Sweet flights and suspended tours. The property still hosts seasonal festivals and accommodates weddings and gatherings in a covered vineyard pavilion.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.