Featured Event
Raffaldini Vineyards' 20th Annual Festa Italiana
Saturday, September 20th & Sunday, September 21st
Join us for a milestone celebration of our biggest event of the year! The epicenter of Italian culture in the Piedmont is here on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, as food vendors, musicians, artists, and craftsmen from across the region descend on Chianti in the Carolinas for this annual outdoor celebration of Italian culture, food, art, music, and of course, wine. Enjoy the festival atmosphere or join one of our breakout sessions featuring in depth discussions with Jay Raffaldini and our team on winemaking, vineyard, and more! For more information or to purchase tickets click the button below.
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Fall Wine Club Release
Beginning August 2nd
Our Fall Wine Club release is quickly approaching, and we can’t wait to share the new wines with you! While all sessions for our release events on August 2, 3, 9, and 10 are now fully booked, we still look forward to seeing you!
Starting August 2nd, we invite all of our wine club members to join us in the Tasting Room to pick up your Fall Wine Club package and enjoy a complimentary tasting of our three brand-new wines.
2023 Vermentino Rovere
A beautiful aromatic profile that highlights the benefits of an additional year of aging of sixteen months in our Botti program. Ripe melon with tropical notes like pineapple, guava, orange peel, passion fruit. Lots of layers of fruit keep evolving as the wine settles in the glass. On the palate, the wine has a full-bodied mouthfeel without showing any signs of being heavy from too much time in oak. Our final Vermentino Rovere is our best.
NV Montepulciano Riserva-
A classic Montepulciano nose of bright red fruits with a rustic, Old-World feel. Cherry, red currants, cranberry fruits on the nose. This wine has more elegance than the 2022 version as there is less Appassimento fruit in this wine. Red fruits dominate the palate followed by a nice creamy mid-palate and a hint of spice. There is plenty of acidity to support the medium weight palate providing a long, supple finish.
NV Il Falco
Our Sagrantino blend is a very complex wine with lots of power and depth. It all starts with the nose as this wine shows many different sides. Dark berry Petite Verdot fruit is followed by spicy red Sagrantino fruit. Next, we get layers of floral, violet, spicy jalapeno with green tea and herbal notes. The wine changes personalities from one minute to the next. On the palate, firm, full bodied tannins give way to lush blackberry fruit.
Also, we will be releasing a few wines that will only be available to Superiore Club Members. If you have been considering upgrading your membership, now is the perfect time.
Click to learn more about our Wine Club!
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Aside from being Jay's dear friend, Daniele Bolelli is a podcaster, writer, and university history professor (he has taught at UCLA, Santa Monica College, and Cal State Long Beach.) Daniele is also the host of History on Fire, which is Jay's favorite podcast of all-time (https://historyonfirepodcast.com/). Daniele has authored several non-fiction books, including the modern classic about martial arts philosophy On the Warrior’s Path. Jay encourages you to follow him on Sub Stack and of course on Apple podcast, spotify etc. Raffaldini Vineyards is a proud sponsor of his podcast. Daniele might even visit Raffaldini one day as he is a fan of our wines. Salute!
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Grande Riserva Vertical Tasting
Saturday, August 23 | 1:00PM-3:00PM
Limited Availability!
Experience the evolution of our flagship wine through the years. Owner Jay Raffaldini and Winemaker Chris Nelson will lead a guided, blind vertical tasting of five distinguished vintages of Raffaldini Grande Riserva, served with small bites to complement the experience.
Grande Riserva is a wine of patience and reward—its bold structure and layered complexity deepen beautifully with age, revealing new dimensions of character and nuance over time. Crafted from Montepulciano, Tannat, and Petit Verdot, hand-harvested at peak ripeness, each grape is triple-sorted and dried using the traditional Appassimento process, intensifying its flavor and aromatics.
This is a rare opportunity to taste the story of our signature wine—one vintage at a time in a fun and engaging format.
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Raffaldini Vineyards Free Wine Tasting at Galloway's Wine & Beer in Fearrington Village
Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join Jay Raffaldini at Galloway’s Wine & Beer Bar on the lower level of The Belted Goat between 1pm – 3pm for this special off-site tasting.
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Limoncello Trifle with Chef Nguyet
Sunday, August 31st, 2025 1:00pm-3:00pm
Come spend the afternoon with us at Raffaldini Vineyards learning how to make a Limonchello Trifle. Chef Nguyet, owner of Nougat Desserts, will walk you through each delicious step while you sip wine and snack on some tasty bites. Chef Nguyet specializes in classic European techniques and she is the winner of numerous awards in national and international competitions, including medaling in the Culinary Olympics representing New York City.
Your ticket includes the demo, recipe cards, a serving of Limoncello Trifle, small bites, and of course, wine.
Class begins at 1:00 PM on Sunday, August 31st, 2025, in the Fattoria. Spots are limited, so grab yours before they’re gone!
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Wine Club Member Spotlight!
Jim and Buffy Hillman
Meet Jim and Buffy Hillman! Their wine journey began 36 years ago at a small winery just outside Branson, Missouri. Their initial journey, while they lived in central Illinois, was a bit of a struggle. After that initial winery visit, Buffy would read Tastings by Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher in the Wall Street Journal every Friday to learn about different wines. It was difficult, to buy any of the wines because central Illinois at the time, as it was not a wine oasis. After moving to more civilized North Carolina, their wine journey became more of a super highway as they met (thanks to a couple of Jim’s several careers) people from around the country and globe in places like Australia and Jordan, leading them to combine their love of travel and wine. The Hillmans have been Wine Club Members since 2012, Riserva Level. |
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Food Trucks
Saturday, August 2 - Dogs R Us
Sunday, August 3 - Southern Noodle
Saturday, August 9 - Love and Butter
Sunday, August 10 - Love and Butter
Saturday, August 16 - Dogs R Us & Cannoli Man
Sunday, August 17 - Sandwich Express
Saturday, August 23 - Love and Butter
Sunday, August 24 - Dogs R Us
Saturday, August 30 - Ebony's Fish Fry
Sunday, August 31 -Sandwich Express
Monday, September 1 - Love and Butter
Family Day
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Beyond the Vines...Into the Community
Raffaldini Sponsors SECU Family House "Men Who Cook"
Wine and Dine For a Cause
Raffaldini Vineyards is proud to Sponsor the popular Men Who Cook fundraiser For SECU Family House, returning this year on August 16th, 2025, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Forsyth Barn at Legacy Stables & Events (4151 Thomasville Rd. in Winston-Salem).
The SECU Family House on the Richard J. Reynolds, III & Marie M. Reynolds Campus provides affordable lodging and support services in a caring environment for referred adult patients and/or their caregivers who travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for medical treatment.
Local male amateur chefs and their teams will compete to win over the taste buds of nearly 400 guests. These chefs represent all corners of the Winston-Salem community—from doctors and bankers to realtors, educators, and beyond. It’s a fun-filled evening you won’t want to miss!
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🍇 Join La Famiglia Raffaldini Online! 🥂
We invite you to join the vibrant La Famiglia Raffaldini on social media! Connect with us online to receive daily updates on new releases, exclusive offers, and upcoming events. Share your Raffaldini moments with us by tagging your posts with #Raffaldini.
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Raffaldini Wines Now Available Across NC
We understand that you can’t visit Villa Raffaldini every day, so we have partnered with a wholesale distribution firm that connected us with owners of boutique wine shops and restaurants all over North Carolina that will share our story as well as our wines with you. Click here to find restaurants and wine shops carrying Raffaldini wines near you:
Raffaldini Store Locator
Don’t see your favorite wine shop listed? Please email me directly and I will work with our wholesale partner to get our wine in a store near you.
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Planning a Visit?
We encourage you to read our visitor experience guide. Your cooperation will help us provide the best possible experience for all our patrons.
We have partnered with Tock to provide a reservation system for tastings and flights at the Villa and on the Piazza. Our continued goal is to provide the best experience for you, our valued customers and friends. While walk-ins are welcome and a reservation is not required, we believe that making a reservation will enhance your visit.
As a general reminder to all our guests, to provide a safe, relaxing, and intimate experience for our guests, all visitors must be at least 21 years of age. Infants and children are no longer permitted at the Tasting Room, except on holidays and specially designated family days when we can appropriately staff and have child-friendly activities available. Please see our calendar for a full list of Family days.
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