CityView Magazine

Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 19 Last December, they opened Rockfish Creek Winery in a shopping center on U.S. 401 east of Raeford and west of the indoor wind tunnel where both Rullis already worked as professional skydiving instructors. ey make their red, white and rosé wines at another location nearby. Steve Rulli said they produce 1,000-2,000 bottles a month and sell wine both by the glass and the bottle at their location. "We're truly a small-batch cra winery," he said. Rockfish Creek doesn't use sweet muscadine grapes that are native to this area of North Carolina. Other larger wineries in the region "have that market locked up," Kim Rulli said. Meanwhile, she said, many people, brought to this area by the military from other parts of the country and the world, prefer other wines. So Rockfish Creek focuses on that market. "It's been a heckuva good turn," Steve Rulli said. e participants at the September winemaking class agreed. Wendy Mills was already a fan of Rockfish Creek when she was given the winemaking class as a birthday present. Accompanied by her mother, Barbara Meek, Mills mixed together the ingredients for a batch of tempranillo, the Spanish grape version of cabernet sauvignon and sipped glasses of Raeford Sunset, one of Rockfish Creek's wines. "It was fun," she said. "I love the Sunset but they don't offer that as a class." Dearing also enjoyed the class and said he had a label in mind for his nascent Riesling. It would read: "Pretty Good Wine – has some alcohol in it too." He took a sip from a glass of Rockfish Creek wine and smiled. It was, he said, not just pretty good, but really good. FAYETTEVILLE DESTINATION FOR ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT The Cool Spring Downtown District is supported through generous funding provided by the City of Fayetteville and the Arts Council of Fayetteville/ Cumberland County. www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com For details downtownfayetteville October 25 10th Anniversary Zombie Walk & Prom Downtown 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm October 19 Historic Carriage Tours of Olde Fayetteville Downtown 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Call (910) 223-1089 to order tickets There's always something to do downtown! OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 17 Written By NILAJA SUN & Directed By KAJA DUNN A lightning fast comedy about one woman's journey through an underserved public school. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! 910.323.4233 OR CFRT.ORG

• Cover