**Lighting Strikes Benny Parsons Rendevous Ridge - Tasting Room Closed Temporarily**

Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge was damaged by fire Friday night after receiving a direct lightening strike during  a severe thunderstorm.

No one was injured in the fire and all of 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup champion's Benny Parsons' racing memorabilia was saved thanks to the quick work of the four fire departments that responded and the wedding party that was having a rehearsal dinner at the vineyard when the fire occurred. The groom was a former firefighter with the Concord [N.C.] Fire Department and immediately took charge when the lightening strike occurred and thick black smoke billowed from the trophy room's walls.

Due to the fire the tasting room will be closed temporarily, Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge will still continue to service all of our clients, and still continue to fulfill orders placed through the wine store on our website. Thank you.

~Benny Parsons Rendezvous Ridge Staff~

If the trees along the Yadkin River basin could talk, and some say they can, they would whisper tales of moonshine, stills and late night meetings.  Now they will have a new story to tell.  Located in western North Carolina between Boone and Wilkesboro in the foothills of both the Blue Ridge Mountains and Brushy Mountains, Rendezvous Ridge, a Benny Parsons Vineyard is writing a new page in history. 

Benny Parsons has returned to his roots in Parsonsville, high on Rendezvous Mountain in Wilkes County, North Carolina. From the age of 5 years old, Benny lived there with his great-grandmother in a wooden house with no running water and no electricity.  That house still stands on the land today, a symbol of harder times but also of love and good people.   “Mama Julia” inspired Benny to strive for success in all he has done in a lifetime of racing, career and family.   

Now, tucked away amidst those magnificent mountain hardwoods, pink lady slipper and occasionally some rare ginseng, there are grapes growing on the very ground where Benny played as a child.   Surrounded by history, folklore and tales both true and tall, exciting things are happening on Parsons soil.

We are open Sundays from 1PM - 5PM, watch for special events.