North Georgia and wineries. To me, those two don’t even go together. Recently, however, I discovered a vineyard up in Morganton, near Blue Ridge, Georgia that’s worth talking about.

The first thing I love about Serenberry Winery is that it’s located on a gravel road off Highway 60. It’s a farmhouse, not some pretentious tasting room. The story is that the house and barn were built in the 1920’s and purchased during the 1960’s. Over time, the vineyard was planted and the barn was converted into “the little house,” then later the tasting room.

All the people were friendly and there were two tasting options – a tasting of all the wines for $7 or a tasting of 4 wines for $4. Since it was Sunday afternoon and we still had a lot of driving and sightseeing to do, we chose the smaller tasting.  We tried two white wines and two red wines. Our favorite was the Blue Ridge red, which was served with chocolates.

The scenery was incredible as their property abuts the Chattahoochee National Forest. There are tables outside and you are welcome to explore the property and the vineyards across the street. For more information visit www.serenberryvineyards.com.