Waldensian Style Wine

Waldensian Style Wine "Wine is sunlight, held together by water." - Galileo Galilei Our Three Main Grapes:

Noble
Medium-sized fruit, skin black. Quality good. Sugar content 18%. Hardy.

Ripens early to midseason. Vine vigor medium, very productive. Disease resistance good, except for powdery mildew. Clusters large. Excellent for mak...ing a red table wine. Magnolia
Large fruit, skin white, smooth, attractive. Quality excellent. Sugar content 16%. Ripens in late midseason. Excellent for wine making. Vine vigorous, very productive. Clusters medium to large. Carlos
Fruit small, 1/2

in. in diameter, skin bronze. Flavor pleasing, similar to Scuppernong. Sugar content 16 %. Clusters intermediate. One of the best bronze muscadines for wine making. Brief History on the Waldenses People of Valdese, NC:

In May of 1893, a group of Waldenses, from the Cottian Alps of Northern Italy, settled on land located near the Catawba River in eastern Burke County of North Carolina, between the towns of Morganton and Hickory. The center of this community became the town of Valdese. The Waldenses were pre-Reformation Christians with a religious ancestry that dates back to at least the 12th century. For centuries these Waldenses were persecuted by armies from both the governments of Italy and France and the official church. This tiny religious sect was forced to take
refuge in the Valleys of the Cottian Alps of Northern Italy and remained secluded in the rugged mountains until they received their religious freedom by the Edict of 1848. With this new peace their numbers grew rapidly until their Alpine farms could no longer support them. They looked elsewhere and began establishing colonies in other parts of Europe, South America, and the United States. They migrated to New York City, Chicago, Missouri, Texas and
Utah, as well as Valdese. The Valdese colony became the largest Waldensian colony in the world located outside of Italy. In the beginning, the Valdese settlers tried to make their living off the land as they had in Italy, but the poor soil would not produce. They turned instead to manufacturing, and with the same spirit of survival and determination of their ancestors, began to prosper. Today, the history of the Waldensian style wines remains alive through the Waldensian Heritage Winery and Waldensian Style Wines

Eddie Zimmerman & Brenda Zimmerman came out to help Drink-A-Bull, LLC at the Carolina Balloonfest!
10/17/2025

Eddie Zimmerman & Brenda Zimmerman came out to help Drink-A-Bull, LLC at the Carolina Balloonfest!

🍇✨ We’re excited to share that Waldensian Style Wine will be part of the Historic Morganton Festival this weekend! ✨🍇Our...
09/04/2025

🍇✨ We’re excited to share that Waldensian Style Wine will be part of the Historic Morganton Festival this weekend! ✨🍇

Our family has been crafting wines with love and tradition for generations, and we are so grateful to bring that heritage to this special community event. Come find us and enjoy a glass of our wines, rooted in Old-World craftsmanship and local pride.

🌸 Featured at the festival: Brenda’s Bellini – our Southern take on the classic Italian Bellini. Peachy, refreshing, and perfectly sweet, it’s a festival favorite you won’t want to miss.

Stop by, say hello, and raise a glass with us at the Morganton Festival! We can’t wait to see you there. 🥂

https://focusnewspaper.com/waldensian-wines/
07/07/2025

https://focusnewspaper.com/waldensian-wines/

  When Burke County went dry in the late 1940s, it looked like the end for Bernard’s Waldensian Style Wines. Even though wine making was an important tradition for the immigrants who came to Valdese, after fleeing religious persecution. In the conservative era of the 1950/60s, a commercial winery...

Come and find us this 4th of July in the Town of Valdese. Grab one of Brenda's Bellinis and enjoy the celebration.
07/01/2025

Come and find us this 4th of July in the Town of Valdese. Grab one of Brenda's Bellinis and enjoy the celebration.

06/29/2025
https://focusnewspaper.com/mellie-bernards-winery/
06/28/2025

https://focusnewspaper.com/mellie-bernards-winery/

  Fermenting the grape for purposes of making wine is a long standing practice amongst we humans. As it turns out, it has been a long tradition in western North Carolina too, much longer than we may know. In fact, one of the oldest wineries in North Carolina began in Icard. Yes, you read that […]

05/18/2025
05/18/2025

🎶🍻 Something’s brewing on the waterfront... and it smells like sizzling seafood, live music and non-stop fun! 🍤

The North Carolina Seafood Festival returns to Morehead City October 3rd–5th! Who's ready to stroll the waterfront, dance in the park and taste the best of North Carolina?

05/18/2025
The only thing better than our Peach Bellini is a hug from Mrs. Brenda.
05/13/2025

The only thing better than our Peach Bellini is a hug from Mrs. Brenda.

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Connelly Springs, NC
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+18288799271

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Waldensian Style Wines is a family owned and run winery and our name stems from the wine making tradition of the Waldensian people of Valdese, NC. The Zimmerman family is the 3rd generation of owners. The winery was originally started in Icard, NC by the Bernard family in 1935. The business later changed hands and was run and operated by the Weaver family and was found in many local shops, the furniture market in Hickory, NC and of course their delightful restaurant Catherine's Cheese House. In the early 2000’s the Zimmerman family took over the business and has focused on continuing the long tradition of wines curtailed to the palette of the local community. Our wines are only available through a few select retail locations in the Burke County area and at the many wine festivals we attend each year. While we offer wines ranging from dry to sweet, most of our loyal patrons favor our sweeter varieties of wines. This has driven our focus to be on sweet fruit wines and a unique green tea based drink mixer we call Brenda’s Bellini. Brief History on the Waldenses People of Valdese, NC: In May of 1893, a group of Waldenses, from the Cottian Alps of Northern Italy, settled on land located near the Catawba River in eastern Burke County of North Carolina, between the towns of Morganton and Hickory. The center of this community became the town of Valdese. The Waldenses were pre-Reformation Christians with a religious ancestry that dates back to at least the 12th century. For centuries these Waldenses were persecuted by armies from both the governments of Italy and France and the official church. This tiny religious sect was forced to take refuge in the Valleys of the Cottian Alps of Northern Italy and remained secluded in the rugged mountains until they received their religious freedom by the Edict of 1848. With this new peace their numbers grew rapidly until their Alpine farms could no longer support them. They looked elsewhere and began establishing colonies in other parts of Europe, South America, and the United States. They migrated to New York City, Chicago, Missouri, Texas and Utah, as well as Valdese. The Valdese colony became the largest Waldensian colony in the world located outside of Italy. In the beginning, the Valdese settlers tried to make their living off the land as they had in Italy, but the poor soil would not produce. They turned instead to manufacturing, and with the same spirit of survival and determination of their ancestors, began to prosper. Today, the history of the Waldensian style wines remains alive through the Waldensian Heritage Winery and Waldensian Style Wines