Green pastures for wine in Greensboro: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, August 8-11, 2024

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I was surprised by the seeming plethora of wine options in Greensboro. Maybe it’s the presence of multiple colleges or the way it sits in a belt between Winston-Salem and Durham, or maybe it’s just a happening place. Unfortunately, as is the case in many smaller markets, most restaurants and stores don’t post inventories online so we can’t verify a lot of what pops up in searches. That’s ok because we found several restaurants we would happily visit and a real breakthrough in nearby Winston-Salem described below.  

  • White and Wood has an excellent list with quality producers in many regions around the world. From what I saw this is the best cab list in the market if that’s your thing (California and Bordeaux both).

  • Wine bar Lewis & Elm shines for its off-beat list with a little bit of everything and a deft sense of adventure. Small plates and cheeses available to accompany the eclectic selections. 

  • Green Valley Grill also does a good job covering the world of wine. Their regular list is well-priced if a little overly reliant on large, predictable choices (Latour and Jadot dominate Burgundy, for example). However, there’s also an expansive reserve list with some more exciting choices and even a few relative bargains if you look carefully.  You’ll be just fine here. 

  • I didn’t dig deep but it appears Print Works Bistro is owned by the same company as Green Valley Grill, so no big surprise there’s also a good list here. It’s significantly smaller than Green Valley but still diverse and manages to offer decent selections in a few regions like Bordeaux and Cali cabs, although prices tend to escalate quickly.

  • I looked around but couldn’t find an online inventory for a retailer in Greensboro even if a few sounded good on “e-paper.” That’s when by chance I stumbled on The Caviste about a half hour away in Winston-Salem. Here I discovered one of the most important and helpful innovations in wine eCommerce I’ve yet seen: the ability to search wines by importer.  As they say, you’re known by the company you keep, and their recognition that you can trust a good importer is something that should be emulated everywhere. These are people I’d like to talk to. Bravo!

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