August 2011 - OutreachNC Magazine

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He has been able to
implement a cold stabilization
process to remove tartrates
from the wine and reinvent
all the family wines as well
as adding four new ones,
including a dry White Oak
and Scarlett Oak, a sweet
Clara Breeze, named for his
grandmother, and a blueberry fruit wine.
Knowing the vineyard and winery processes are the
legacy that Quincy is sharing with his wife Robin, his
9-year-old daughter Regan and 10-year-old stepson TJ,
who get to participate in the picking process this year.
“Dad wanted to establish something here for future
generations,” says Quincy.
Picking the grapes leads up to the vineyard’s annual
Grape Stomp Festival, which attracted over 500 visitors
last year. This year’s stomp is set for Saturday, Sept. 17
and sure to be barrels of fun. Three rounds of stomping
produce winners that end with a stomp off with the
previous year’s winner until a new winner is declared.
“Women have won every year,” declares Joyce. “And
no, we don’t keep the stomped juice,” she adds laughing,
“we just let the kids play in it.”
The stomp kicks off a busy fall season for the vineyard
hosting monthly wine and cheese pairings and
participating in the N.C. Muscadine Harvest Festival,
Sept. 24 in Kenansville, the N.C. Seafood Festival, Sept.
30 – Oct. 2, in Morehead City and RiverFest, Oct. 7-9, in
Wilmington.
“Right now, we are getting inventory up,” says Quincy.
Adams unique bestsellers right now are Wine Freezers,
which come in margarita, Mojito, sangria, strawberry
and peach flavors. A half bottle of wine gets added to
a small bag or a whole bottle to a large bag with water,
then frozen and poured for a refreshing summertime
wine treat. For colder months, Adams offers a bag of
mulling spices to mix with wine in a crock-pot and
served hot to warm wine drinkers from the inside out.
Aside from the winery, Adams wines are available
at the Cleveland Draft House in Garner. And now that
Joyce has secured a wholesale permit, the mother
and son team is working on
growing their niche market.
“Within two months, we will
have wines going down the
road across North Carolina,”
says Quincy. “We’re slowly
expanding the vineyard.”
The winery and tasting room
welcomes patrons, most of
whom find the vineyard on the North Carolina wine
map, to sample wines Tuesday through Saturday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m.
“I really enjoy meeting the people that come in to
taste the wines,” says Joyce, who along with Robin
highly recommends the Papa Johnny’s White Bliss as
their current favorite. “I’m hoping to expand and retire
all in the same year and give it all to Quincy,” Joyce adds
thoughtfully.
“I always wanted to farm,” says Quincy, “and be here
on the farm.”
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your
plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16:3
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