North Carolina wine North Carolina wine North Carolina wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Wine has been produced in the area since the early days of European colonization in the 17th century. Wine growers in North Carolina were the first to cultivate a Native American grape variety, the Scuppernong, which produces a sweet wine, examples of which are still being made in the state. Most wine produced in North Carolina since the year 2000 is made from "Vitis vinifera" grape varieties, although French hybrid and "Vitis labrusca" varieties remain common. In the mid-19th Century,
Stoney Creek (North Carolina) Stoney Creek (North Carolina) Stoney Creek, or Stony Creek, is a watercourse in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA, that flows through the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina in its lower course before joining the Neuse River. Stony Creek is named in local records as early as 1756. In the Price map of 1808 it is called Rocky Creek. It is a tributary of the Neuse River. It is about long. The Stoney Creek watershed covers in central Wayne County. The headwaters are near Wayne Executive Jetport at an elevation of about . From there the creek drops about 4 to