Your Ultimate Guide to Greenville's Wineries, Tasting Rooms & Bottle Shops
Wine(d) Your Way Around Greenville County. First Come, First Served.
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reenville is a place that’s constantly exceeding expectations. So when it comes to an appreciation of fine wine, you shouldn’t be surprised that we are decidedly well-versed. For a city our size, Greenville boasts an impressive number of sommeliers. You’ll find about 75 dedicated “working-on-the-restaurant-floor sommeliers” in Greenville County, and there are more than 100 additional service staffers who have earned at least one of the four levels of sommelier certification. Add to that the roughly 150 sommeliers working for wine distributors locally, and that’s a lot of wine knowledge bottled up in our town!
For the true connoisseurs of the craft, there are a number of ways to enjoy a full vino experience, right here in the Upstate of South Carolina. Many of these venues also offer wine tastings, small plates, and facility or vineyard tours as well, to expand upon each encounter. Wine not try them all? 🍷
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A small craft winery in the southern Greenville County countryside, City Scape Winery focuses on producing high-quality batches of local, innovative wines. Its dry white muscadine wine was named the “Best Estate-Grown Wine” in the Palmetto Wine Competition, and no visit is complete without saying hello to Pinot, the winery’s resident pot-bellied pig. 589 Dunklin Bridge Rd., Pelzer
Victoria Valley Vineyards at Table Rock
Victoria Valley Vineyards at Table Rock is a 47-acre site in northern Greenville County chosen for its elevation and soil structure, which was perfect for growing and producing its popular Vinifera wines. The European flavors and French-style chateau make for a perfect escape and an excursion you’ll never forget. Enjoy lunch on the terrace, get a group tour of the winery, and try a wine flight. 1360 S. Saluda Rd., Cleveland
Eagle Mountain Vineyards & Winery
Opened in Travelers Rest in 2021, Eagle Mountain Vineyards & Winery’s Director of Winemaking, master winemaker George Bursick, once produced the #1 wine in the world, as rated by Wine Spectator. In addition to growing grapes on its estate in northern Greenville County (along Scenic Hwy 11), the winery also sources grapes from the finest vineyards in California. 2330 Hwy 11, Travelers Rest
Wellborn Winery
Located just north of Travelers Rest, Wellborn Winery was looking for a way to distinguish itself among South Carolina wineries, and it found one. By blending French-American hybrids and native American grapes, it produces a distinctive collection of wines that tastefully articulate the history and nature of the Upstate region’s climate and soil. 254 Mush Creek Rd., Travelers Rest
Kennington Family Winery
Nestled between the mountains in Marietta just 30 minutes from Greenville, sits Kennington Family Winery. With 11 wines on their handcrafted menu, the Kennington’s have carefully selected the best winemakers from across the country and mixed them with the family’s unique flavors from Upstate South Carolina. The winery offers a blend for everybody—your experience is intended to be tailored to what you wish, whether you prefer to sip (or not), and to be enjoyed around people who value community. 507 Beaver Dam Rd, Marietta
URBAN WINERIES
[ elevation966 ] Winery
Greenville's first urban winery, elevation966 boasts unique, handmade small-batch wines. This winery is located in The Junction at Greenville Downtown Airport, so you can pair your wine with tacos from the second (and larger) location of White Duck Taco Shop. 301 Airport Rd. Suite H (The Junction at Downtown Airport)
TASTING ROOMS & BOTTLE SHOPS
Greenville's local wine shops and wine tasting rooms offer a vast selection of vino that would make any wine lover fall head over heels (but just be sure to get an Uber if you get too head over heels).
The Red Horse Inn Wine Bar
Come enjoy a glass of your favorite wine and take in the views of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the Red Horse Inn Wine Bar, an outdoor wine venue in Landrum with live music. It's the perfect setting to try out an extensive collection of different wines, eat cheese, and soak in the spectacular mountain views. Well-behaved dogs are allowed, there is a snack menu, and if you're lucky, there will be a food truck on the premises! 45 Winstons Chase Court, Landrum
Old Europe Coffee & Desserts
Old Europe Coffee & Dessertsisn't just for those with a sweet tooth (although that's a great reason to go!). They also offer wine, Champagne, and rosé—which is actually thought to be the oldest known type of wine. Bobby and his team will happily pair your drink with the perfect dessert (or vice versa), but the best news? Old Europe is now rolling out new savory food options, including cheese and charcuterie boards. In our opinion, nothing goes better with wine than those two things! 716-A S. Main St.
Foxcroft Wine Co.
With an eclectic and extensive selection of wines by the glass, a wide tasting menu, and the ability to buy any bottle of wine on their shelves at retail prices (with no additional corkage fees or restaurant-level margins), downtown’s Foxcroft Wine Co. takes the risk out of trying something new. When combined with their from-scratch kitchen, Foxcroft offers an ample variety of items to tempt your tastebuds! 631 S. Main St.
SIP Whiskey & Wine Bar
SIP Whiskey & Wine Bar offers an unrivaled combination—a lively, full-service bar with wine by the glass and an impressive view of the center of downtown from its rooftop location overlooking ONE City Plaza. 103 N. Main St., #400
The Tasting Room of Travelers Rest
The entire premise of The Tasting Room of TR is to make artisan wine more accessible and less intimidating. It does so by providing a place where people can not only buy wine (and craft beer), but also learn about it through educational wine-tasting events. 164 S. Main St. Suite C, Travelers Rest
What do you get when you pair a seasoned sommelier and an avid wine collector? Wine House, a shop and tasting room on Haywood Road that offers a creative and relaxing environment to savor a glass of wine, sit and enjoy a bottle with friends, or discover a new favorite to take home. 475 Haywood Rd., #8
Northampton Wine + Dine
At Northampton Wine + Dine, one of downtown Greenville’s mainstays, you can buy wine, drink wine, and get a meal to accompany your wine. And if your selection is unavailable? The knowledgeable staff stands ready to recommend an alternative that may well become your new favorite. 211 E. Broad St.
Sweet Sippin'
Sweet Sippin’ is all about local. In Simpsonville, Sweet Sippin’ is part-winery, part-brewery, and part-gift shop filled with items crafted by local artisans. Throw in live music and events, and you have a unique and memorable local gem. 103 W. Curtis St., Simpsonville
The Cook's Station
Passing by The Cook’s Station with the assumption that it’s just a place to buy some pots and pans is a big mis-steak you don’t want to make. This longtime Greenville staple packs a whole lot into its beautiful, spacious confines, and one of those many things is a wine bar. The Cook’s Station’s outdoor patio is just as good a place to enjoy some vino by the glass or by the bottle. Striving to curate eclectic and affordable selections of wine from all over the world, the wine menu is intended to please the connoisseur just as much as those of us who pick a wine based on how pretty the label is. If there’s a beer drinker in your midst, The Cook’s Station also offers beer by the glass, bottle, and can. Enjoy an adult beverage while you shop or take a load off and stay awhile and you’ll see why The Cook’s Station is considered by locals to be a perfect location for relaxation. 515 Buncombe St. (Heritage Green)
LOCAL CHEESES
How About Some Cheese to Go with That Wine?
Praise from those who have enjoyed their goat cheese for decades should be enough to convince you to visit Split Creek Farm in nearby Anderson. If not, perhaps the fact that this little farm has earned gold medals in multiple national cheese competitions will provide adequate temptation.
Happy Cow Creamery in Pelzer is a unique on-the-farm milk bottling operation known for fresh milk gathered directly from its own dairy cows. Its store sells a variety of delicious cheeses, some of which are made from Happy Cow milk!
WINERY TOURS
Van in Black
You could drive yourself around on a self-made winery tour OR you could book a 6-person luxurious SUV or a larger, comfy 11-passenger van and let the Van in Black (who specialize in winery tours) do the driving for you. Wine tasting is a lot more fun with a group and when you don’t have to worry about drinking and driving. Cruise around in style as your knowledgeable driver takes you to all the wineries you desire—and stores all your wine purchases (and sides of cheese?) in the extra storage space. [Cue Music: "Here comes the Van in Black... " 🎼] 800.903.2503
CREATE + SIP ESTABLISHMENTS
You purchased some extra bottles of wine from your visits to wineries and bottle shops ... so now what? Well, we’ve got just the thing at these BYOW establishments.
Wine & Design
Perfect for those who deem themselves artistically challenged, all you have to do at Wine & Design is show up, sip up, and paint! Translation: toast to a good time with friends, unwind, and have fun. Wine & Design takes the artistic pressure off you by pre-tracing all their canvases for their 2-hour long classes, which include anything from traditional paintings to pop art, glow-in-the-dark blacklight paintings to eclectic workshops. 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. (Shops by the Mall)
Painting with a Twist
If you’re looking for an easy-to-follow painting class where you can sip AND socialize, look no further than Painting with a Twist. Here, you can paint a regular canvas, but you also have the option to bust out your inner Michelangelo on wood shiplap pallet or wood plank boards. Special events include Date Night, Trivia Nights (usually Thursdays), and Paint-Your-Pet Nights. 3612 Pelham Rd., #C (Pelham Court)
Vino & van Gogh
Create colorful memories at Vino & van Gogh by painting, drinking wine, and having lots of laughs! Here you have a host of options from which to choose: abstract paintings, palette-knife paintings, wooden door hangers, ceramics, creating paintings based on local events, locales, book settings, and so much more. Vino & van Gogh has an endless array of selections to unleash your creativity … or just drink the wine you brought! 1818 Augusta St., #112
WINERIES, TASTING ROOMS & BOTTLE SHOPS MAP
Get the girls together for a wine tasting at City Scape Winery
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