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Featured Event
Assemblaggio!
Grande Riserva Blending Trials
Select Dates in November | 1pm - 3pm
$50 General Admission | Club Members Discount Applied at Checkout
Space is limited!
 We are excited to unveil the first taste of our much heralded 2023 vintage, our greatest we have ever produced. After careful aging, these rich, dark reds are ready for blending and we need you to help us determine the blend for the Raffaldini Grande Riserva, our most powerful red wine!
Assemblaggio is a two-hour educational wine experience led by Owner Jay Raffaldini and winemaker Chris Nelson in our winery barrel room. Each blend you create will be carefully analyzed, sampled and help inspire our new vintage of Grande Riserva.
This is an opportunity to hone your winemaking knowledge and ability, learn more about grape varietals, and make a few new friends in the process. Blending trials will be held in the barrel room allowing you to experience the winery during the winemaking season.
Read more.
Available Dates (click for more info or to purchase):
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Four Seasons Wine Tasting Dinner: Fall
Saturday, October 18 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm
The Four Seasons Wine Tasting Dinners are held Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and are hosted by Jay Raffaldini. Each dinner features four seasonal food courses and four specially chosen wines to complement the food. Culinary and wine descriptions will be given during the evening to enhance your enjoyment.
This is an opportunity to share your food and wine passion with like-minded friends. The atmosphere will be relaxed and casual with a focus on meeting new friends and enjoying la dolce vita.
Click here to see the menu!
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Jay Raffaldini Guest of Entrepreneurs Unlimited Podcast
In Episode 261 of Entrepreneurs United, Jay Raffaldini joins hosts John St. Pierre and Rich Hoffmann to explore what it truly takes to build lasting wealth and legacy. From his time on Wall Street to founding a winery in North Carolina, Jay shares lessons on risk management, stewardship, and how to prevent family wealth from fading by the third generation. |
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Cocktails: Southern Style
Saturday October 25th | 1pm-3pm
Join Barbara Raffaldini as she welcomes Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan, while she demonstrates how to turn your favorite Raffaldini wine into a delicious wine cocktail.
Chef Belinda will also tell us more about her recently released book – Cocktails, Southern Style: Pours, Drinks, Sips, and Bites; which explores the deep-rooted cocktail traditions of the South, combining history, techniques, bold flavors, and Southern hospitality.
The price of the ticket includes a copy of her book, specialty wine cocktails, and light bites. Tickets will be $57.50 for General Admission and wine club member discounts will be applied at checkout.
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Save the Date - Fall Market
Sunday, October 12 | 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Celebrate all the season has to offer as you meet and shop with local vendors on the grounds of Raffaldini Vineyards! In addition to magnificent vineyard and mountain views, you will have the opportunity to sample and purchase locally sourced, homemade wax melts, boney, local produce, handmade decor and more!
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Wine Club Member Spotlight
Scott and Karen Luihn
Scott and Karen Luihn live in Wake forest. They have been married for 36 Years and have two daughters. Scott grew up in Raleigh Karen was born in Chicago but has been in Raleigh for 40 years. They love enjoying good food and wine, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. After graduation from N C State, Scott joined the family restaurant business. Karen completed culinary school and started a personal chef business. When they’re not chasing after their toddler grandson, Scott enjoys nature photography and Karen can always be found in the kitchen, baking and setting off smoke detectors. Wine club members since 2012, Riserva Level.
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Food Trucks
Saturday, October 4 - Cafe Rosé
Sunday, October 5 - Cafe Rosé
Saturday, October 11 - Dogs R Us
Sunday, October 12 – Ebony's Fish Fry
Saturday, October 18 – Chrissy’s Kitchen
Sunday, October 19 - Dogs R Us
Saturday, October 25 – Dogs R Us
Family Days
Sunday, October 12 – Fall Market
Friday, October 31 - Halloween
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November Events
🍂 Fall Italian Baking Class
Sunday, November 2 | 1pm-3pm
Join us for a cozy and delicious afternoon of seasonal Italian baking! Learn how to make two classic autumn desserts: Apple Crostata (Crostata di Mele)—a rustic, golden tart layered with sweet apples—and Calabrian Walnut Cake (Torta di Noci), a beautifully simple cake enhanced by the rich, earthy flavor of walnuts.
Chef Nguyet will provide fun step-by-step demonstrations and you will receive recipe cards to take home as well a tasting of the delicious desserts and of course, wine. Whether you’re an experienced baker or simply love Italian sweets, this class is the perfect way to embrace the flavors of fall.
Tickets include:
• Live baking demonstration
• Recipe cards to take home
• Two glasses of wine
📍 Event Details:
• Location: The Fattoria
Space is limited—reserve your spot early!
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🍫 Cioccolato Class
Sunday, November 23, | 1pm-3pm
Join us for a decadent afternoon celebrating one of Italy’s most beloved indulgence—chocolate! In this fun class, you’ll explore three classic Italian chocolate desserts: Torta Caprese, a rich flourless chocolate and almond cake from Capri; Chocolate Budino, a silky, pudding-like treat; and Chocolate Gelato, luxuriously smooth and deeply flavorful.
During with class you will receive step-by-step demonstrations from classically trained Chef Nguyet, recipe cards to take home, and a tasting of each paired with delicious Raffaldini wine. You do not want to miss this sweet experience just in time for the holidays!
Tickets include:
• Live baking demonstration
• Recipe cards to take home
• Two glasses of wine
📍 Event Details:
• Location: The Fattoria
Space is limited—reserve your spot early!
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Beyond the Vines...Into the Community
Raffaldini Proud Wine Sponsor of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci: A Carnival of Tragedy
An immersive opera experience at the Millennium Event Center, Winston-Salem, NC
For the first time in its history, the Millennium Event Center opens its doors to an opera that takes over the entire space. Gone is the traditional divide between stage and seat. Instead, you step into the world where the building becomes part of the unfolding story.
Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci begins—but you’re inside the world and under the tent.
The audience moves within the opera. You're not just watching Canio—you can see the sweat on his brow as he spirals into madness. You’re just feet from Nedda and Silvio as they plot their escape in hushed tones. When the performance within the opera begins, you are part of the jeering, laughing crowd—until the laughter stops.
This production of Pagliacci marks a bold new chapter in Piedmont Opera’s 49-year history—blending classical opera with site-specific performance to create an event that’s immersive, intimate, and unforgettable. It’s not just a night at the opera. It’s a living opera in a living space.
November 8th at 7:30 PM, November 9th at 3 PM and November 11 at 7:30 PM
Tickets start at $25 at PiedmontOpera.org or 336.725.7101
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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:
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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