Having your own vineyard not in the plan? Carafe WineMakers gives you the opportunity to have quality, great value wines made from ingredients sourced from around the world.

The Triangle's new micro-winery/distributor, produce more than 25 wine varietals including traditional favorites- Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Amarone, just to name a few. The must comes from such distinguished growing regions as California, Washington State, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and all over Europe.

Co-owners, Ken and Wendy Crosson and John and Shannon Parsons, procure grape must from these regions and produce the wine on site. The tightly controlled process consists of fermentation, racking, degassing, filtering, initial aging and packaging. The process takes four to six weeks, depending on the wine chosen. Customers can bottle and label their own wine if they wish. Although the production cycle is complete, wine will improve with further aging.

Initially, the customer focus was the individual wine consumer who would embrace the idea of creating a personal, private labeled wine collection chosen from the extensive Wine List.

It became clear that the private label program is a unique , cost effective marketing tool to promote business. Privately labeled wine that celebrates achievement or appreciation is well received by employees and/or customers alike.

The wine is of high quality and good value. The winery has a full tasting bar and the owners encourage individuals and/or businesses( groups as large as 20) to come in and try any of their wines.

If you love wine, or are looking for a unique holiday gift, you owe it to yourself to drop into Carafe WineMakers.

www.cafaferdu.com