Laurel Gray Vineyards — Attraction in Jonesville

Unfortunately, the wine is okay, the views are nice. But the service with Carolyn… wow. I don’t have words for how awful she is. We tried twice, 6 months in between visits. Thinking we would give it a second try. Maybe it was an off day for her the first time we visited. Nope. She’s as miserable and unwelcoming as they come. Don’t bother her- she will make you feel like you shouldn’t be there. I even asked her- “oh, were you not expecting guests? Are you actually open?” That’s how she makes you feel as you walk in. No matter who you are, what you look like or how much you spend. Unfortunately, she ruins the entire experience there. If she was just a bit nice, it would have been a better experience. Likely the higher reviews were guests waited on by the other very sweet lady (if you choose to visit- make sure to go right to the much younger blonde woman- not the short grey haired older woman- it will change your entire experience). Funny how both times we asked about the owners, she says they are out of town- but another reviewer commented that Carolyn IS the owner. Who knows. Who cares. We certainly won’t be back and will make sure to let our network of wine lovers know not to waste their time or money there unless they don’t care about service. This review is leaving out something else that happened that would immediately identify us which we prefer not to mention- but she didn’t care about that either. No amount of wine can make her enjoyable. We spent our money at 9 other wineries over the course of our 6 day visit and had all very positive and enjoyable visits. Go to shadow springs, adagio, Raffaldini, Sotrio, Piccione, Castello Barone… ALL much better...

We found this vineyard in 2005. The wines are exceptional. The owners find a new way to excite the palate every year. The family that owns and operates the vineyard has been in the Yadkin Valley since 1773 and are excellent stewards of the land. Not only do you feel welcomed, you feel at home. There is nothing better than to have a wonderful glass of wine with friends while sitting on the lanai. Some vineyards and wineries bottle their wines to sell. Others bottle their wines to drink. Such is the case at Laurel Gray. The family takes pride in producing wines consumers will enjoy at first taste. This word-of-mouth, so to speak, is what keeps us going back to Laurel Gray year after year (10 years for us). We have tried wines from other wineries in the Yadkin Valley, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, in addition to wines found in local specialty shops, along with major retailers*, i.e., COSTCO. We always compare other wines to what we like and buy at Laurel Gray. The family-owned and operated vineyard and winery produces high-quality winners that are reasonably priced wines to complement any meal or just a relaxing glass on the deck or patio. *Laurel Gray wines are not sold outside of...

We have visited Laurel Grey 3 times. The first time was great bc the owner helped us. However she talked negatively about other nearby wineries. Unfortunately the other two times Carolyn helped us and we found her to be rude and very unhelpful about wine choices. One member of our party has a lot of wine experience (WSET Level 3) and was asking Carolyn some questions and her reply was "you can read the description yourself" and she gave another member a very hard time about choosing a sweeter wine to drink (to be clear it is a wine they make and serve). She called their own wine "welch's grape juice." We have now had 2 very negative experiences and would not return. The wine is mediocre for the area. Other NC Wineries have amazing hosts and higher...