Premier Regions
South Carolina's most celebrated wine regions — the essential destinations for any wine country visit.
About South Carolina Wine Country
South Carolina wine country stretches from the Blue Ridge foothills in Oconee County down through the Piedmont and all the way to the tidal islands of the Lowcountry — 25 estate wineries in a state whose culinary identity is one of the most celebrated in the South. The wine scene has grown faster here than almost anywhere else in the Southeast, fueled by a culture that takes food and local sourcing seriously.
The Upcountry Blue Ridge foothills are South Carolina's best wine country. At 1,000 to 2,000 feet above sea level near Walhalla and Salem, cool mountain nights and well-drained piedmont soils produce Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, and Cabernet Franc that consistently outperform expectations. The drive through Oconee County — past waterfalls, mountain lakes, and apple orchards — is among the most scenic wine country roads in the South.
Near Charleston, Deep Water Vineyard on Wadmalaw Island offers one of the most authentically Lowcountry wine experiences in America: Muscadine and Scuppernong from a tidal island estate where sweetgrass basket weavers still practice their craft nearby. It's a wine country experience that is irreducibly, beautifully South Carolinian.
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