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• Viticulture & Enology Program @ Surry Community College
• Teaching winery and vineyard housed in the Shelton-Badgett NC Center for Viticulture & Enology in Dobson, NC
• Find Surry Cellars wines across North Carolina The Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Viticulture and Enology Center serves the grape and wine industry, not only in North Carolina, but the entire Southeast providing workforce training.

It was a privilege to host Governor JoshStein and First Lady Anna Stein at the Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for...
06/08/2026

It was a privilege to host Governor JoshStein and First Lady Anna Stein at the Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture & Enology on May 28.

Thank you for your engagement and support of the education, research, and workforce development efforts that help strengthen and grow North Carolina's grape and wine industry.

Another award-winning year for Surry Cellars!At the 2026 NC Fine Wines Competition, our student-produced wines earned:🏅 ...
06/01/2026

Another award-winning year for Surry Cellars!

At the 2026 NC Fine Wines Competition, our student-produced wines earned:

🏅 Double Gold & Best Sparkling – 2021 Specialty Lot 155 Sparkling
🥇 Gold – 2025 Petit Manseng
🥈 Silver – Tannat NV

These awards mark 9 consecutive years of recognition at NC Fine Wines and add to more than 112 awards earned by Surry Cellars since 2009.

Congratulations to our students, faculty, and staff for continuing a tradition of excellence in North Carolina wine.

05/19/2026

new NV Tannat now available! grab it while you still can at your local wine shop!

Wine festival season is here!If you missed us at the Budbreak Wine & Craft Beer Festival in Mount Airy, don’t worry, we’...
05/14/2026

Wine festival season is here!

If you missed us at the Budbreak Wine & Craft Beer Festival in Mount Airy, don’t worry, we’ll also be pouring at the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival in Elkin this Saturday, May 16th.

Come say hi, grab a glass, and taste some of our classic wines along with a few new things we’ve been working on.

Tickets available at the link in bio!

Thanks for pulling up to our Open House 🍇You walked the vineyard, toured the winery, and got a taste of what we’re build...
05/07/2026

Thanks for pulling up to our Open House 🍇

You walked the vineyard, toured the winery, and got a taste of what we’re building here.

Missed it? No stress, there’s still time to come see it for yourself.

Book a tour, ask your questions, make your move.

We brought the wine, you brought the crowd. Big thanks to and everyone who spent your evening with us!
04/22/2026

We brought the wine, you brought the crowd. Big thanks to and everyone who spent your evening with us!

This week. April 18th. Don’t miss it.Our Open House is YOUR chance to tour the vineyard, walk the winery, meet our facul...
04/13/2026

This week. April 18th. Don’t miss it.

Our Open House is YOUR chance to tour the vineyard, walk the winery, meet our faculty, and find out if this is your next move.

We’re busy behind the scenes—cleaning, prepping, and getting everything ready to welcome some new faces through the doors.

Come see what we’ve been working on!

Link in bio for Open House details.

Josh Villapando from Assorted Table Wine & Shop — a student and supporter of the program — recently showcased our Surry ...
04/03/2026

Josh Villapando from Assorted Table Wine & Shop — a student and supporter of the program — recently showcased our Surry Cellars Tannat and was featured in an interview with Flour & Ink as part of Charlotte SHOUT! (April 3–19).

Check out the full feature at the link in bio!

Surry Community College’s Viticulture & Enology Program is one of the only programs of its kind on the East Coast—and on...
04/02/2026

Surry Community College’s Viticulture & Enology Program is one of the only programs of its kind on the East Coast—and on April 18, we’re opening our doors so you can see it for yourself.

Tour the vineyard. Walk the winery. Meet the people making it happen.

Link in bio for Open House details.

Headed to the Eastern Winery Exposition next week? We’re excited to share that Sarah Bowman, Viticulture Instructor at S...
03/18/2026

Headed to the Eastern Winery Exposition next week?

We’re excited to share that Sarah Bowman, Viticulture Instructor at Surry Community College, will be speaking at the conference in Richmond, VA (March 24–26).

Her session, “Vine Training with Tomorrow in Mind,” will explore vine spacing and pruning systems—and how these decisions impact vine longevity, weather resilience, and wine quality.

If you’re attending, be sure to check it out!

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630 S. Main Street
Dobson, NC
27017

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