Roaring River Vineyards 493 Brewer Mill Road, Traphill, NC 28685 Chez Josephine Restaurant Presents Saturday, March 23RD, 2019 Buffet Dinner Seating at 5:30 pm Show Begins at 7:00 pm MENU Chicken, White Bean and Escarole Soup Mixed Greens, Cucumbers, Cherry Tomatoes, Black Olives, and Carrots Balsamic or Ranch Dressing Entrée Roasted Pork Tenderloin […]
Paint’n Sip – Paint your own wine glass
Roaring River Vineyards Present “Paint Your Wine Glass”The design will be different from above Saturday May 11, 2019 2 pm – 4 pm Featuring: Visiting Glass Painting Artist Melanie De Pietro, Scranton, PA For more information visit her Facebook page: Wine Glasses by Melanie All supplies will be provided (Wine Glass and Paint) Price Includes […]
Episode 16: Construction of the Outdoor Event Venue
Saturday, March 26, 2016 In January 2014 we started work on the outdoor event venue. We started pouring the concrete foundation that consisted of a dance floor, and stage with a shed on the back to store event equipment. There was also a restroom building that would hold the ladies restroom and men’s restroom. The […]
Episode 15: Event Venue Construction
In early 2014 we finished the renovation of the Serendipity cabin. We actually had to move it from its original location just further down the riverside to give it some privacy and to allow space for our event venue. After the move, we elevated the cabin over a new foundation and added a bathroom. Then […]
Episode 14: The Electric connection
Saturday, November 2, 2013 We have been waiting a long time to get the certificate of occupancy from Wilkes County. When we got it we immediately called Duke Energy to get our electricity connected. We had temporary service but now we needed to have the permanent lines installed. The field engineer (who shall remain nameless) […]
Episode 13: The Next Projects For Our Events Venue
Friday, October 11, 2013 We are moving right along to make 2014 the year when we launch our wedding events. It takes a year to book those events and you have to have your site ready with all the required amenities. We are building several things: the event stage and dance floor: we will be […]
Episode 12: The 2013 Harvest and Winemaking and other events
Monday, September 23, 2013 We have had the most unusual weather in 2013. It rained almost every day since spring and throughout the summer months. We were not sure what it would do to the grapes. The sugar level in the grapes were a concern but with a few good days of sun at the […]
Episode 11: The flood in the Gathering Room
Sunday, July 28, 2013 We were finalizing the checklist we got from Wilkes County to get the certificate of occupancy for The Gathering Place building that we noticed some water on the new hardwood floor. We quickly tried to pick up the water and thought it might be a leak from the newly installed sink […]
Episode 10: The bobcat acquisition
Saturday, July 20, 2013 Tom and I love to decorate with vignettes of nature. Once while we were i Waynesville, we saw a fox, raccoon, a bobcat and some other animal shown in a canoe with one another. It was so pretty – but they wanted a lot of money for it so we could […]
Episode 9: Construction Of The Rental House
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 After we bought the adjoining vineyard property we had to get some heavy equipment to develop a road that would allow us to come in from the main entrance and drive over to the house. We wanted the entrance to make an impression by being the first thing a visitor sees […]
