Benjamin Vineyards & Winery

Flavor is the ONLY Factor influencing my Unilocal star Rating of the Products I consumed!
Products: Juices and Wines: : I bought two Bottles of Juice :
1.) «Scuppernong» a «white» «Muscadine Grape» Juice
2.) «Mucadine» is the «Description» commonly referring to the «Red» variety
I liked and unliked these almost the same, compared to each other, nothing was Wrong, they lacked the flavor of my Favorite Muscadine and Scuppernong Juices… Compared to my Favorites these only get 2.5 Unilocal stars
Found at a Boothe at the «Durham Farmers Market»…They are NOT represented at the Durham Farmers Market every Saturday! the Man working the Boothe was very friendly!
Muscadines grow from North Carolina to Arkansas and South in the US… I have lived in North Carolina and Louisiana my whole life so have enjoyed them since finding them in the wild as a teenager. They are one of my Favorite Fruits and I LOVE Great Juices! When «Label» Browsing I’m mostly looking at Calorie Value and Ingredients… Some Juices are watered down OR Sugar is added… NOT with these! The Ingredients are «Muscadine Grape Juice» and «Scuppernong Grape Juice»! That is it!!!

First, there really isn’t a tour. Its a self guided tour of the vineyard. There are picnic benches under the trees if you do want to lounge.
The wines are good. But depends on your taste. I mainly went for the Muscadine grape wine, since it is native to the region. I like all but one… but I’ll let you judge for yourself! Also the dessert wines were not to my liking… I would rather drink the blackberry Muscadine wine…

We visited today with my parents that had came from out of town. It was a perfect visit to a small North Carolina winery with a beautiful view of the vines. The staff was an absolute delight. They were wonderful explaining each wine and the owner Nancy took the time to explain the benefits of the Muscadine grape and how they have picking in the fall. The wines are split between dry/​semi dry and sweet with something for everyone!

5 Bucks to taste 6 of their wines, and you keep the glass! Then 5 $ a glass with bottles starting around 14 $ Cant beat that! The vineyard is small and quaint and makes for a fun day trip just a bit out of the city.

Simply put, for a $ 5 tasting you cannot go wrong when you get to sample a double digit number of wines and keep the tasting glass!
Benjamin Vineyards and Winery is a bit of a hike from the Triangle area as it is situated in Graham, NC (essentially right around the corner from Saxapahaw), but it is well worth the trek. The winery itself is small and quaint, yet quite picturesque as you can enjoy your drinks from rocking chairs and patio chair seating on the semi-​wrap around porch on the front of the winery. From this vantage point, you can look over the vineyards and rock yourself into a happy trance.
The tasting itself is held within the winery in a somewhat small area that is adjacent to an area of gift shop selections. I believe we sampled 10 or 11 wines during our tasting, and thankfully they were not all of the muscadine variety (sorry, I’m not from NC!). There were indeed a few muscadine selections but also numerous reds and whites, as well as a dessert wine. I found the wines to all be at least pleasant, and some quite tasty and balanced, but then again I am surely no wine connoisseur. Our wine guide (Tristan) was friendly and knowledgeable as he spoke of the history and process of wine making, both in a general manner and also specifically with respect to NC varieties.
Others have noted that you can take a tour of the vineyards, though this was not offered to us. Nonetheless, it was quite enjoyable to sit out on the porch with a newly purchased bottle of chilled wine and spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in Graham, NC.
Given its price and location, this vineyard is definitely a spot that I would both visit again and bring out of town guests to check out!

We visited Benjamin Vineyards during a local art tour. It’s a small family-​owned winery not far from the Haw River. I loved that they were on the art-​tour list. Even more so, I loved that they had local art displayed for sale there. NICE!
We enjoyed the wine tasting. A big pricer than most tastings I have been to – and not nearly as many options from which to choose. That was a little disappointing. But overall, it was a fun experience.
I was delighted by their Blackberry Bramble and they also had an apple wine that was to die for but I don’t see it featured there anymore. I am a huge wine fan, and usually I can’t leave a place without a case, but in this instance, most of their regulars were just so-​so, nothing spectacular enough to drop some real dough on.
However, it is worth the trip out to give them a taste!

Musky, heady and distinctly southern. Once you know the smell of a muscadine grape it’s hard to forget. IMG_​1925
Muscadine grapes are native to North Carolina, first discovered by European explorers to the region, they were first cultivated for commercial use after the prohibition. Here is a great article from Southern Living on the history of muscadine grapes and how to best to grow these funky fruits.
Our first sips of muscadine wine was at Benjamin Vineyard and Winery in Saxapahaw, NC. This small vineyard offers pick-​your-​own grapes in harvest season, as well as wine tastings and special events.
Our first wander was through the vineyards to see the fruit on the vine. The bunches of grapes are small, less than a dozen fruits per bunch. They grow just like any other grape on lush vines that reach out for a stronghold.
Muscadines are interesting to eat. Their eatable hulls are tough to the tooth, but palatable. The fruit inside is juicy and pulpy with large seeds. It is an acquired taste for sure. It’s very similar to muscat grapes, if that helps at all.
After family photos and lots of wandering around the vineyard, we settled up for some wine tasting. It’s only $ 3 a person to try as many wines as you want and for $ 5 you can keep the souvenir glass and taste to your heart’s content.
We tried a nice flight of wines including:
* ’08 Chambourcin — fruity, red very drinkable
* Carlos — very drinkable, has the distinct muscadine taste with a clean finish
* Hunt — sweet, a little over powering finish
* Blackberry Bramble — very sweet, would be great to reduce for a dessert syrup
We went home with a bottle of Carlos and the Cabernet Sauvignon, which were both wonderfully affordable and delish! You can order all their wines online to get a little bit of the south delivered to your doorstep.
Picturesque, affordable and fun, Benjamin Vineyard and Winery is a delightful wander.