not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources shelton vineyards news newspapers books scholar jstor free images april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message shelton vineyards location dobson nc usa appellation yadkin valley ava founded 1994 key people charlie and ed shelton varietals cabernet franc cabernet sauvignon chardonnay merlot pinot noir petit verdot sauvignon blanc syrah viognier tasting open to the public website http www.sheltonvineyards.com shelton vineyards is a vineyard located in dobson north carolina . of over 95 north carolina wineries 1 shelton vineyards is the largest family owned estate winery in north carolina . located in the yadkin valley near mt. airy the estate is 406 acre 1.64 km2 acres . the shelton vineyards wines are reflective of the terroir of the yadkin valley . shelton vineyards has produced many award winning wines . contents 1 history 2 grapes 3 references 4 external links history edit shelton vineyards is located in dobson north carolina it took its present form for the first time in 1994 when charlie and ed shelton bought the property that is just a few miles from where the two brothers grew up . they have a 33 000 square foot 3 100 m2 winery building and approximately 200 acre 0.81 km2 acres of vines are planted in the vineyard . located in the yadkin valley ava the vineyard shares a similar climate and growing season to several wine growing regions in europe . in 2002 they asked the batf to name the yadkin valley as an american viticultural area . 2 in 2003 it received final atf approval becoming the first ava in north carolina . 3 grapes edit the list of grapes harvested includes 4 cabernet franc cabernet sauvignon chardonnay merlot malbec petit verdot riesling sauvignon blanc tannat viognier references edit visitncwine.com north carolina wineries . visitncwine.com . retrieved 2012 06 17 . vineyard hopes to make yadkin a national name application is filed to have valley designated a grape growing region . charlotte observer . 2002 02 10 . retrieved 2009 04 01 . yadkin valley . appelation america . retrieved 2009 04 01 . shelton vineyards . shelton vineyards . retrieved 2012 06 17 . external links edit official website shelton vineyards in dobson nc coordinates 36 21 51 n 80 46 07 w 36.3643 n 80.7686 w 36.3643 ; 80.7686 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shelton vineyards & oldid 714918056 categories wineries in north carolinabuildings and structures in surry county north carolinavisitor attractions in surry county north carolinahidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from april 2016all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles needing additional references from april 2016all articles needing additional referencescoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 april 2016 at 16 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view