{"id":862,"date":"2015-12-31T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T22:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/?p=862"},"modified":"2024-04-21T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T20:02:39","slug":"a-look-back-at-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/a-look-back-at-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that we&#8217;re already at the end of 2015. \u00a0Looking back at the past year, we&#8217;ve accomplished\u00a0quite a bit and drank quite a lot of NC wine &#8212; 2015 was pretty big for the NC Wine Guys. \u00a0As we close out the year, we take a look back at some of the highlights of the year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after 2015 began, we kicked off our first &#8220;regular&#8221; blog series. \u00a0We use the term &#8220;regular&#8221; loosely, as there were only 5 posts. \u00a0That being said, they were spread over the late spring and lasted into the summer.<\/p>\n<p>[su_posts template=&#8221;templates\/teaser-loop.php&#8221; posts_per_page=&#8221;-1&#8243; taxonomy=&#8221;post_tag&#8221; tax_term=&#8221;162&#8243; tax_operator=&#8221;0&#8243; order=&#8221;desc&#8221; orderby=&#8221;id&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Just after our last Sunday Adventure post, we were gearing up for NC Wine and Grape Month. \u00a0We covered the daily postings on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/ncwineguys.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ncwineguys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/ncwineguys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> (new this year, too!), and did a weekly recap here on the blog:<\/p>\n<p>[su_posts template=&#8221;templates\/teaser-loop.php&#8221; id=&#8221;696&#8243; posts_per_page=&#8221;-1&#8243; post_type=&#8221;page&#8221; taxonomy=&#8221;post_tag&#8221; tax_operator=&#8221;0&#8243; order=&#8221;desc&#8221; orderby=&#8221;id&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of NC Wine and Grape Month, one of the most exciting things we did during September was co-host a Twitter chat evening for\u00a0#WineChat. \u00a0We had over 600 tweets in just the hour asking about NC Wines and what we have to offer. \u00a0Head over to Twitter to read up on the discussion: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ncwine%20%23winechat&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ncwine #winechat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking back, September was great for another reason. \u00a0The newest craft beverage magazine in NC called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravitymagazinenc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gravity Magazine<\/a> reached out to us to write for them. \u00a0Gravity focuses on the craft beverage scene in the Charlotte area. \u00a0Since we love all things local and all things craft, we gladly accepted the opportunity to reach a larger audience explore the wide world of NC Wines. \u00a0Check out their website or look for a copy of their magazine at local shops across Charlotte and the surrounding area. \u00a0(There&#8217;s also a subscription option, too!)<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the fall was just as exciting. \u00a0The NC Wine Guys got married on 10\/17 at Silver Fork Winery and it was an event to remember.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SilverForkWinery\/posts\/979330652105027:0\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SilverForkWinery\/posts\/979330652105027:0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, we also met our counterparts, <a href=\"http:\/\/winemouths.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wine Mouths<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/_NTIZStIN3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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