Junius Lindsay Vineyard

If you like great wine and a great experience, this is the best vineyard in NC. Zimmerman’s Rhone varietals (Syrah, petite sirah, Grenache, Viognier and Roussanne) are world class, and the place is set on 100 acres with vines all around. You can’t do better.

The tasting room is open-​air which is amazing when the weather is nice. Luckily for us, we went on a beautiful spring day and they had some live music as well. The woman who did our tasting was great (I believe her name was Jennifer), telling us about the vineyard, wines, and her personal favorites among them and the ones she didn’t like as much. They grow all their grapes on the property but have Childress make their wine. Not a big deal since Childress has an excellent winemaker.
We paid the extra for the riedel tasting and the extra wines we tried with that (Roussane and port style) were my two favorites.

Having been to Junius Lindsay multiple times on my trips back to my hometown of Lexington, it consistently shocks me that a place so fantastic is in Davidson County.
While the scenery, hospitality and frequent events featuring food and live music should be reason enough to check it out, above all, the extraordinary wine warrants your attention. I generally do not enjoy wine (I am more of a craft cocktail person), but the French grapes of Junius Lindsay have an irresistible balance of complex yet approachable flavors. I have not tried one that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. It is a mandatory stop whenever I am in town.

Stopped in again with our daughter this time. Make sure you get the better tasting bigger glass or you will miss out on some great wines. Now the owner can be a bit gruff as one complain said in his review, but don’t let that turn you off. He is a gem underneath the rough exterior and if you give him a bit and ask some good questions he if filled with knowledge, he should be, he owns the place. Are not all the French as little rough and to the point. Excellent wines and one of our favorite stops on the wine trail. A beautiful stop and worth the trip. The lady who helps there is also super friendly. We enjoyed it and took home a few great wines. We will be back. If you want to try something but its not in the tasting, sometimes he will have a hidden bottle, so ask. Just love his dog Lindsay who greets every guest who come to the vineyard. Within ten minutes we were all laughing. So don’t let a bad review turn you away. Just drive up and enjoy. We did. If you join the wine club you save quite more that most vineyards. Enjoy the French way. The owner is really a Teddy bear underneath. :)

This was our last stop on a three vineyard tour. We have visited Junius Lindsey before and came back because of the good experience. The place was empty and we thought we could get a chance to talk to the winemaker (Michael). What a mistake. He was rude, pompous and rushed us through the tasting. This was the only vineyard we did not buy a bottle and sit after. Our whole party felt uncomfortable and unwanted. We will not go back. The dogs were the best part of the experience. They wanted to go home with us, and after meeting the owner, I understand why.

I liked some of the wines but I’ve probably been to at least 50 NC wineries and the owner at this winery is by far the rudest proprietor I’ve ever met. His staff was wonderful — he’d be better off just staying out of sight.

Junius Lindsay was one of the stops on my birthday weekend tour of Lexington Wineries with my family. Upon pulling up, we noticed the sides were open and the breeze could blow through… I knew it was going to be amazing! Then we were greeted by Lindsay their dog. Totally harmless and sweet part of the «welcome wagon!» We are parents of a five month old. I had her in a baby-​wearing device and walked up. Sometimes they give you odd faces at those places but not them! They were BEYOND warm and welcoming to have her along! There are two different tastings you can do. If you are with someone else, I recommend doing a reidel tasting a regular. You get two different glasses and make sure they tell you about it affects the smell in the different glasses! We enjoyed many of them! My dad bought a bottle of the reserve and we got one of the bottles of the white called second leaf! I highly recommend stopping here. The owners were fabulous and the woman pouring named Cynda was an absolute delight. There are tables there if you wanted to pack a lunch and bands that do perform there! Enjoy this little gem!

Greatly looked forward to trying this place after reading the other reviews on here. Had visited 3 other vineyards yesterday and was only impressed by one… so was a bit skeptical about this. When we pulled up, my wife and I were surprised at the small but classy covered outdoor tasting area. We were quickly greeted by Larry who would conduct our tasting.

On my list of top 5 NC wineries. The setting is amazing. The wines are all fantastic. The only sweet wine they have are dessert wines and all of them are in the classic French style. Definitely a must go if you’re in the area.

Lori. M’s description of this vineyard is right on. My tasting including about 7 wines with only the dessert wine being sweet. This is an «ABC» vineyard — anything but chardonnay. My favorite wines were the Viognier and the Syrah — the Triomphe and Rose were also easy to drink. Michael Zimmerman and Bacchus are both very engaging — adding to wonderful memories you are going to have if you add this to your wine tour!

Junius Lindsay Vineyard was the last stop on my Lexington Winery tour! I’ll have to visit again on a nice warm day… they have a huge open air tasting room (with plastic panels to block the wind), but on a nice day it would be so relaxing to sit out there and drink your wine!
Their wine tasting was only $ 5 and included 6 wines (I think). I really liked, make that LOVED, all their wines and was sad to hear they aren’t available in Charlotte right now. I always try to buy local and would love to be able to pick this up at Total Wine at home! Luckily we got some to go!

A little bit of France nestled off of a country lane in Lexington, NC, Junius Lindsay Vineyard is worth stopping by. Michael Zimmerman, and the winery dog Bacchus, will be more than happy to share their love of wine with you.
Michael, the grape grower, winery owner, and ‘passionate about wine’ proprietor built this winery on land that his grandfather was farming generations ago. Now, it is home to some French varietals like Syrah, Petit Syrah, and Viognier. The tasting room is reminiscent of an old Victorian train station and invites you to sit and enjoy a glass while gazing over the picturesque vineyards surrounding it.
So, what about the wine? The wine is a miracle in NC. These are more French than typical of the region. The viognier, my favorite at this winery, is simply lovely. Michael doesn’t overpower the grape. Instead, he ensures that the wine making process honors the aromatic nose and the dry mouth feel of this finicky grape.
If you are in the area, do yourself a favor and stop by. Tell Michael that I sent you. You’re in for a treat.
Oh, and give Bacchus a scratch behind the ears.