North Carolina Wine Industry

Within in the past decade, the North Carolina wine production industry has emerged from the shadows as a supportive source of agricultural revenue for local farmers previously reliant on downtrodden cash crops and has an $800 million economic impact to the state in 2006 alone. Over the course of the past five years, the total number of vineyards in North Carolina has grown from 21 to over 400. Throughout the course of the project, I will utilize learned research techniques to concisely reveal the benefits and impact of the venture to the state and using this data, construct an educated prediction on the future of North Carolina vineyards.