Childress Vineyards of Lexington

Childress Vineyards of Lexington is a brewery in Lexington, NC. The business operates a tasting room and gift shop open daily from 10am to 5pm, along with a bistro serving lunch Monday through Friday from 11am to 3pm and on weekends from 10am to 4pm. Reservations can be arranged through the concierge desk, and the property hosts a calendar of wine club events, seasonal dinners, brunches, and themed evenings. Guests are advised that no outside food, beverages, or pets are allowed on the grounds, with accessible parking available at the Grand Pavilion for bistro dining.

By opening the doors to Childress Vineyards in 2004, NASCAR team owner Richard Childress fulfilled a longtime dream that grew from the days when he first began racing in California and visited wineries with friends. What began as camaraderie and good times soon became an engaging passion for wine, leading to the vision of building a winery of his own. After considering locations in California and New York, Richard chose farmland in Lexington, NC located less than five miles from his Richard Childress Racing operations. The location places Childress Vineyards at the gateway to the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA), North Carolina's first federally designated region for grape growing. The winery is one of the most prominent in the state's re-emerging wine industry, which has grown from 21 to more than 100 wineries since the year 2000. Winemaking thrived in North Carolina at the turn of the century; in fact, the Sixth Federal Census showed North Carolina leading all states in wine production until the onset of Prohibition in 1920.

Childress Vineyards features over 70 acres of vineyards and 15 varieties of European Vitis vinifera cultivars across two vineyard sites: Richard's Hampton Road Estate in Davidson County and Vineyard Crossing at the winery site. The terroir, with its combination of humid climate, long growing season, and gravelly red clay soil, shapes the character of the wines produced there.

Childress Vineyards of Lexington holds a rating of 4.90, reflecting the experiences of customers who have reviewed the business.