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32 acres at the confluence of Silver
Creek and White Fork Creek.
Three years ago, Owners Jen
Foulides and Ed Wisnieski relocated
to North Carolina to open a winery.
The land they selected already had
several varietals of viniferia grapes
grown by the previous owner.
In its first season, Silver Fork
features seven varietals, with the
most popular being the oak-aged
Reserve chardonnay and the Four
Dog Red blended table wine. The
rustic winery is also home to a
regular schedule of events, from live
music to movies under the stars.
Upon departing Silver Fork,
skirt the northwest edge of South
Mountains State Park and head eastward into Morganton. From there,
continue eastbound and down on
U.S. 70 to Valdese.

at Raintree, many of which carry
unique names. Some of Ed’s more
colorful wines are: Golden Globe,
Big Dog, Torpedo Juice, Oldie Lodie
and Blue Jay.

– Craig Distl

For complete info on
visiting Burke County, go to
DiscoverBurkeCounty.com
or call [phone].

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as the site was on land owned by
the National Park Service. Film
junkies can still visit the site on a
three-hour round-trip “semi-guided”
tour by boat. It’s also possible to
hike to the site. Non-film activities
at this historic resort include camping, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Credits Nell (1994)

From the Film Junkies Guide to North
Carolina by Connie Nelson and Floyd Harris.
www.FilmJunkiesGuide.com

Valdese, a neat little town founded
by Italian immigrants, is home to
Waldensian Heritage Winery. The
Waldensians came from the western
piedmont of Italy to the western
piedmont of North Carolina,
bringing centuries of winemaking
expertise.
Located a couple miles north
of Valdese, a neat aspect of this
winery is there are no paid workers.
Production, distribution, marketing
and tours are handled by volunteers.
Continue eastward from Valdese
on U.S. 70 and you wind up in
Hildebran, the easternmost town in
Burke County. Since 2007, Hildebran has been home to Raintree
Cellars.
Raintree is another winery that
began as a hobby and evolved
into a full-fledged operation. Ed
Yoder creates more than 20 wines

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