Hutton Vineyards

Stopped in here with some friends on a recent wine tasting Saturday in Yadkin Valley. When we pulled up Malcolm (one of the owners) came out and greeted us. He showed us into the tasting room and Heidi (his wife and co-​owner) started our tasting.
The wines were decent. Nothing in particular knocked my socks off, but the Sangiovese seemed to be the one most of our group enjoyed the best. Both Malcolm and Heidi were very nice, and it was interesting to hear a bit of their story while we sampled the wines.
I really wish their tasting room was a bit nicer, though. With the walk down the stairs it was almost felt like a country speakeasy. It is kind of dark and cave like in there. Whenever someone new showed up the light from the door opening was almost blinding if you were looking that way. They have a few patio tables and chairs set up outside, but nothing that made me want to get a glass of wine and relax for a bit.
Overall, Hutton was worth a stop in for a tasting, but with the amount of wineries in the area they didn’t quite make it onto my «must list» for when I’m visiting Yadkin Valley.

As the other reviewer noted, the tasting room is a in a utilitarian nondescript building, but the grounds are sprawling and beautiful. Our Italian server was extra friendly and helpful and the wine was very good. They sell some wine commercially in NC Harris Teeters and others, so we plan to purchase more periodically from our local grocer.

The sign out front is very impressive. As we followed the signs and drove toward the tasting room, the vineyard view was beautiful. There were several small buildings and what appeared to be two modest homes. We had no idea where the tasting room was. There was no designated parking nor was there any signage to indicate the tasting room. There were no cars other than the two by the house. We didn’t see a single person around. We drove around the place twice to make sure we weren’t missing something! The wine may be very good here but we’ll never know. We left after deciding it wasn’t very inviting.