Charleston food + wine Archives

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Located about 30 minutes south of downtown Charleston, on Wadmalaw island you’ll find Charleston’s only domestic vineyard, Deep Water Vineyard. This 48-acre winery and vineyard grows one of the only truly native grapes to the U.S., Muscadine grapes. Producing authentic Muscadine wine out of these grapes, native to the Southeastern United States, Deep Water vineyard produces five different labels so there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Known for years as “Irvin House Vineyard”, Ann and Jim Irvin’s retirement dream turned into Jesse and Andrea Freiwald’s “lifelong dream” with Deep Water Vineyard. The couple encourages visitors to spend an afternoon with walking trails, many animals, a garden, a large pond, a gift shop and Firefly distillery all on the property. The vineyard encourages a family-friendly environment so be sure to bring along your kids and four-legged friends.

For $7.00, guests can go on a “choose your own adventure” tour, trying all nine of the vineyards’ wines and receiving a complimentary wine glass at the end of the tour to remember your time on the island. Guests are also welcome to walk through the 7 miles of vines in the vineyard for a self-guided tour.

Every Saturday is Weekend Wine-Down at the vineyard. From 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., Deep Water Vineyard offers food and music to entertain visitors all afternoon. Food can be hard to find on Wadmalaw Island so Deep Water Vineyard makes sure there is at least one food truck on the property every Saturday. Check out Deep Water Vineyard’s Facebook page to learn more.

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Kathie Lee and Hoda sipping bloody marys on the TODAY show may not be out of the ordinary, but this week those drinks came from Charleston, along with some big news. The dynamic duo are headed our way this March, for the Charleston Wine + Food Festival.

Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb announced this week, surrounded by food from local favorites Darling Oyster Bar and Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits, that they will be broadcasting from signature events around the city. With Al Roker holding down the fort in the Culinary Village

A monster screen shows Rainbow Row and clips from previous festivals as they fawn over our beloved Holy City. Apparently they don’t often repeat, but Charleston is just that good.

“We are immensely proud and excited to embark on this partnership with TODAY,” Gillian Zettler, executive director of Charleston Wine + Food, said. “we look forward to showing TODAY viewers what we think makes the culinary and hospitality community of Charleston so special.”

TODAY is a leader news, entertainment, and lifestyle content and Charleston is certainly leading the way in wine and food, so it’s only natural these two would partner for this fabulous event. Coverage for Charleston Wine + Food will include on-site broadcast, digital content, and cooking demos.

You may want to jot these down if you hope to catch these two in action. You’ll find them at the following events: Bread of the South, Raising Shell, Winederlust, Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room, and A Catchy Name. They’ll also hanging around the Culinary Village the entire weekend, from March 8-10.

For the 14th year, tickets are once again selling fast. And now that you know you’ll be in good company, if you’re planning on attending the festival from March 6-10th you head to charlestonwineandfood.com and purchase right now.

Check out the original clip here.