The Mercer House Winery

Jim and I have been exploring the breweries in our area since many have popped up in recent years. A fabulous, fun tour to support local businesses! The Mercer House Winery is not a brewery, but close enough since we are able to sample adult beverages.

The tasting room is quirky and fun.

An eclectic mix of flavors is offered. This is not your typical wine tasting. We came home with raspberry merlot and strawberry lime.

Unique flavors we also enjoyed included coconut pineapple muscadine, honey lemon tea and mango chocolate pinot grigio. The most original in my opinion was apple pie. It tasted like apple pie! The wines do change so these are not always available.

The tasting room is surrounded by antiques and other fun objects. There is outdoor seating so if you want to enjoy a full glass of a favorite after tasting, there is plenty of space to lounge in.

I never thought of South Carolina as a place for wineries but it turns out the muscadine grape is grown here.

I have yet to try the grape straight up but after tasting some of the wines, I am not sure this one is for me. We did however sample a keylime muscadine wine that was palatable!

The grounds feature a 1 mile nature trail around the property which includes multiple 5 ponds, 5 vineyards and 2 creeks.

We only walked part of the grounds since summer is hot!

The grounds are definitely my style with tons of ivy and so much green!

I love old structures on farm land.

This is a place I would recommend locals and visitors to visit. It is a unique, non-pretentious experience.

The cost is $15 for a tasting. The number of wines available can vary. We sampled 20 varieties. 

If you go, the tasting room is open:

Friday 2pm - 6pm

Saturday 11am - 6pm

Sunday 1pm - 5pm

397 Walter Rawl Road

Lexington, South Carolina

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Have a marvelous day/evening (wherever you are on the clock)! ~Val