Childress Vineyard- Winston Salem, North Carolina, Site of our Future Wedding 我即将举行婚礼的地方--Childress 葡萄酒庄园

Although my wife and I are technically married in China, we have not formalized our marriage in the USA or had a wedding. We've been to Childress Vineyard a couple times now, and we've decided that's where it will happen, next May.
虽然我的妻子跟我在中国名义上已经登记结婚了，但是我们在美国还没有举行婚礼。我们已经去过在北卡罗来纳州的Childress葡萄酒庄园几次，所以决定明年5月在那里举行婚礼。

We were on vacation in the US for the last two weeks, and did a lot I hope to write about soon, but for now I'll just post about our beautiful day at Childress and wine in North Carolina.
我想写很多有关我们上两周在美国的假期，但是这次还是先说一说我们的婚礼举办地Childress庄园。

This vineyard is outside of Winston Salem, North Carolina(east coast of the United States), which is in the foothills of NC, an area of rolling hills between the Smokey Mountains of the Appalachians' and the plains of the piedmont.
这个葡萄酒庄园在北卡罗来纳州Winston Salem市的郊区

We decided to have the wedding near Winston Salem because my grandmother lives there and can't travel very far. It's also where I was born, so clearly is one of the most special places in the known universe.
我们决定在Winston Salem举行婚礼因为我的外婆住在哪里，她无法远行。这里也是我出生的地方。所以回到这里迎娶我的中国新娘对我来讲意义非凡。

Here are some facts about wine in NC from https://www.ncwine.com,

1. North Carolina is home to more than 100 wineries. The number of wineries has more than quadrupled since 2001. The industry has two focuses - native muscadine grapes and European-style vinifera grapes.
   1-北卡罗来纳州有超过100个葡萄园。
2. Commonly planted vinifera grape varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay and Viognier. They are planted in the Western and Piedmont regions of the state.
   2-葡萄的种类是赤霞珠梅霞西拉.
3. Plantings of native muscadine grapes, also known as Scuppernongs, are relatively pest resistant and thrive in the hot sandy conditions of the Coastal region. Muscadines contain high levels of Resveratrol and other health-enhancing antioxidants. Some wineries even sell grape skins to nutraceutical companies."Muscadines"
   3-葡萄对人体特别健康, 一些葡萄园甚至出售葡萄皮给维生素补充剂公司。

Here are some pictures of the vineyard and our visit:
接下来是几张葡萄酒庄园的图片

Very pretty drive through the backroads to get to this fairly secluded location. It's kind of the middle of nowhere, or as my wife says in Chinese, a bird wouldn't s**t on this place.

The beautiful bride. She thought she heard something through the grapevine, but I gave no Credence to it.
我的美丽的新娘。她认为她听到了什么，但是我gave no Credence to it。

Childress grows the common varieties - Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot, Chardonnay, Riesling, etc..
Childress 庄园种着很多常见的品种-红葡萄酒，梅鹿汁，夏敦埃酒，雷司令等

Childress was opened in 2004 by race car team owner, Rick Childress. We had good food, it was a beautiful day, and clearly the most important thing, good wine, i.e., booze.
Childress由race car owner Rick Childress于2004年成立开业。我们享受雷美食，天气很好，当然最重要的是，品尝雷美味的葡萄酒。

All pictures are mine except for the sunset pic, barrel room, and atrium, which are from the Childress website.
除了落日的照片，葡萄酒桶储藏室和大厅来自Childress网站其余所有都是我本人拍摄的，