Gioia dell'Amore Cellars at Autumn Creek Vineyards — Attraction in North Carolina

I visited Autumn Creek Saturday 3/26/16 to celebrate the birthday of a very dear friend. Over 10 of our closest friends and coworkers came from various areas of the triad to enjoy the live music and wine tasting. After the tasting, we all purchased several bottles to enjoy at home.

We rented one of the cabins for the evening (something we have done on a number of occasions). After the wine tasting, we left for the cabin to have some dinner. Our friends were not staying for the night, but having a bite to eat after drinking and then heading home. As we were about to begin dinner, a man from the winery walked into the cabin and said that our guests had to leave. The gentleman told us that there could only be 4 people in the cabin. The group was a diverse mix of PROFESSIONALS, not kids out to party. No loud music, no acting crazy, we were just trying to have an enjoyable evening with friends. I have never been so embarrassed and most importantly, demeaned. The man made some broad but incorrect presumptions about me and my group of friends. No one will ever convince me that race was not the prevailing reason that this man decided to intervene into our evening. Again, I have never felt so demeaned.

Ultimately, we left and vow to never patronize this establishment again. We have spent a lot of money at Autumn Creek over the years and have brought them quite a few customers who we have invited for wine tastings and other events held in the vines. I will never spend another penny at Autumn Creek Vineyards and I will ask everyone that I know to...

My husband and I enjoyed walking the vineyard and other areas of this beautiful property. We also enjoyed a wonderful evening of wine tasting with Dave who was so knowledgeable and attentive that this turned out to be the best wine tasting we’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing. His lovely wife and business partner Laura also made a couple of appearances. Mind you, this was while they hosted a wedding on the property which appeared to go off with out a hitch! Absolutely beautiful venue for a wedding! We were so grateful they were willing to see us and treated us with nothing but the absolute best in hospitality.

Since I don’t drink, Dave shared some of their grape juice. All I can say is wow - SO MUCH BETTER THAN WELCHES 😂. My husband enjoyed the best white wine he’s ever tasted and loved the reds as well! 🍷

Dave shared with us the origins of the company and Laura shared some funny stories they’ve had since the inception of Gioia dell’Amore (I’m thinking of you Mark Swan! 😉😂). They were both so very enjoyable and really made our evening such a pleasant one!

We found this establishment on Harvest Host and are extremely grateful that after such a wonderful evening they allowed us to stay the night in their parking lot (we’re traveling in a converted Sprinter van 🚐 and needed a place to lay our heads).

I feel like I’m missing something 🤔 and could really continue going on and on. But bottom line…

We can’t wait to come back to...

Ok peeps...we stumbled on a fantastic Vinyard that's close to the Triad and well worth a visit! Located in Mayodan, NC called Autumn Creek. Have you ever visted a Vinyard and tasted and left saying I hope they make it charging 60.00 a bottle for that? Well you will find the opposite here! Fantastic wine 🍷 all priced reasonable. I mean really delicious wine!

I have never been a fan of white wines but these are all so clean and delicious and the reds were fantastic! Definitely do the 10 tasting! Great seating inside or out to spend an afternoon!

The new owners David and Laura are from Texas (just opened in November) and absolutely are of the best people you can meet! They radiate exactly "JOY" from the moment you walk in and thier story and thier "why" will touch you to be a fan for life!

If you are looking for a day trip make this one! If you are looking for a weekend get out of dodge you can stay on site as they have 5 cabins to rent.

Weddings, corporate events or just relax in the country they have it and I am not a review person but am sharing because these awesome people need to be discovered...the story needs to be discovered!

FIVE STARS for a stress free, super knowledgeable staff, gorgeous setting and really great wine for a great price!

Go! Just Go! #scatterjoy

Go! Just Go!

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