Stony Knoll Vineyards

So, I have a friend who is a sommelier and we were on vacation visiting family. We stopped by this winery because a family member suggested it. Now I do not like wine. So my friend, the sommelier, takes this as a real challenge. She’s bound and determined to get me to like wine. First, the place is beautiful with sweeping hills topped with vines. The owner greeted us at the door and was very cheery and good-​humored. Big surprise, I didn’t like the regular wines. So my friend suggested ice-​style wine. It was better than the others because it cut down the fermentation taste. However, they had me try the mulled wine and I actually did like it! So that’s pretty impressive because I haaaate wine. So I suggest you try this place.

Cute little vineyard in the rolling hills of North Carolina! The tasting room is open and welcoming. It shad a very warm vibe with the biggest carpet I’ve ever seen! The owner/​wine maker greeted us at the door with a big smile and set us up for a tasting. We got to try a sip of everything. I really enjoyed their reds, the family fell over themselves for their ice style wines and mulled wine. We went home with several bottles. The wine was nice but I really enjoyed the warm hospitality of the owner. We had a great conversation about wine and he let me poke around the vineyard which made my little wine heart happy. I even picked up some tricks from him on helping non wine drinkers get use to it. Tours are by request. The view is stunning. Pricing is quite reasonable.

We recently visited Stony Knoll on a recommendation from some friends who visit Yadkin Valley quite a bit. The wines were good, but none made me want to take a bottle home. Had it not been threatening rain it would have been nice to enjoy a glass outside on the patio which overlooks their lovely farm. Their tasting room is pretty large and it surprised me they didn’t have a few more seating options in there.
I was down at the far end of the bar and tended to miss out on any insights gathered from the more talkative folks in our group. I think it was the owners who were doing the tastings that day. They were both very nice. I wish they had provided a few more verbal tasting notes while doing the pours, though.

What a nice place. The owner is so friendly and so is the staff. We had a great tasting and loved, loved, loved the wines. Glad a friend sent us a Groupon to give it a try. In the Summer you can bring pets and a picnic basket and stay for a while. A little out of the way but I would say well worth it

Stoney Knoll Vineyards sits on a picturesque foothill in the Yadkin Valley in between two mountain ranges. we took a very informative tour behind the scenes of how they make their fantastic wine. The wine tour is a must. The staff is very knowledgable and friendly. We did the full tasting and each wine tasted was consistantly smooth and flavorful.

A nice winery and very friendly staff. Chardonnay was very tasty.