Tobacco Road Cellars Wine Series Set to Begin Billed as 'Not Your Typical Winemaker Dinner'

Boutique winery, Tobacco Road Cellars, is hosting a wine series at Solas in the Glenwood South entertainment district of downtown Raleigh beginning Wednesday, January 27th and following on February 24th and March 24th.

Winery owner Jason Earnest will walk the dining room and introduce Tobacco Road Cellars to diners as well as offer special pricing for some of his winery’s highly acclaimed vintages like Tobacco Road ‘s Vitality Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaker notes about Vitality include, “Mid to deep red with soft purple rim, lifted bright fresh berry fruit showing red currant and blueberry notes. Rich mouth filling weight that swamps the palate with ripe, juicy flavor that runs through to a long and fine tannin finish.” Also featured on January 27th is a Pinot Noir from Santa Lucia Highland, one of California’s up and coming viticulture regions. In fact, many wine writers and enthusiasts agree that the Santa Lucia Highlands stands shoulder to shoulder among the top names in Pinot. From Santa Barbara’s White Hawk Vineyard, Earnest is introducing a beautiful Syrah created through a 100% signature single vineyard. This region is quickly being recognized by wine connoisseurs the world over as a top producing wine region.

“Drinking good wine is an experience, something special; it’s a celebration of sharing, connecting with someone and making memories,” says Earnest. The North Carolina native started Tobacco Road Cellars in 2004 after going to Napa Valley on a whim to create own wine to give as holiday gifts. After bottling 25 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon and tasting his bounty, Earnest was bitten by this new passion. Earnest has not lost sight on what brought his vision to where he is today. He plans on keeping Tobacco Road Cellars very intimate, keeping it a one-on-one personal experience that is lacking in today’s world.

“From the succulent grapes that we hand pick, to the high-end French oak barrels we use for aging, to the delicate hand-dipped wax seal, we pay attention to every single detail and demand the highest quality at every level,” remarked Earnest. Today, Tobacco Road Cellars has a half-dozen bottlings under its belt, a host of loyal collectors and wine enthusiasts vying for a bottle of their limited production, and the endorsement of Gary Vaynerchuk of winelibrary.com—one of the nation’s best-known wine aficionados. Tobacco Road Cellars also was just named “Winery of the Month” by Amanda Hagood of The Traveling Grape. Reservations are recommended for the Tobacco Road Wine Series at Solas where diners also will enjoy an award winning meal from Executive Chef Cliff Vogelsberg.

What: Tobacco Road Cellars Winer Series
When: January 27th, February 24th and March 24th
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Where: Solas - 419 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh
Reservations: Call Solas now at 919-755-0755
Media Contact: Sharon Delaney McCloud; 919-810-5085; sharondmccloud@gmail.com

The Traveling Grape features Tobacco Road Cellars as Winery of the Month

What a way to start 2010!

It is an honor to be considered winery of the month by Amanda Hagood of The Traveling Grape. So much of my time is spent on the road with our distributors visiting restaurants and wine shops or in the homes of our supporters doing private tastings, so it's an amazing feeling that people are starting to hear our story. We set out to make world class wine to share with our family and friends and now that we have just released the thrid vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon I am as excited as I have ever been on the quest to share our wines with people.

As you know I recently spent some time in the South Florida market with our new distributor, Strategic Importers and the buzz that surrounded Tobacco Road Cellars was awesome. This is what I enjoy most...sharing our wines and telling our story with people. If someone connects with our story and shows our winery support all the better but what is most important is to expose people to new wines and explore wine in general. Enoying wines is an experience that most people like to share with their friends, family or colleagues...all wines are different, they all are made differently, have a different story and if we can turn a new wine drinker on to the world of possibilities and convert them to a passionate drinker then I feel like we have accomplished something.