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Welcome to Winston-Salem


What better way to learn about a destination than to hear what someone else has to say about it? That's what we did. Here is a list of recent articles written about Winston-Salem and why it is such a great place to visit or host an event.

Click on the Read Article links to see what people have been saying about us.

 

Business Week
Best Place to Start Over, 2009

#7 Winston-Salem NC

Winston-Salem, in northwestern North Carolina, has become a hub for high-tech business including biomedical life sciences, design, nanotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. The Piedmont Triad Research Park is located in downtown Winston-Salem. Read Article.

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10 Great Places to Retire for Wine Lovers, 2009

#10 Clemmons, NC

It all starts with grapes, of course. Fields of them that stretch beyond your line of sight. And when these tiny bits of fruit are baked in the sun just right and then fermented under the correct conditions, they taste exactly like the ideal retirement. One person who discovered his retirement dream in a bottle of wine is Chuck Johnson. A former vice president for a transportation company in Omaha, Johnson, 47, retired from the corporate world and bought a 10 ½-acre farm in Yadkin Valley, North Carolina's wine country. Now Johnson, his wife, Jamey, and their two teenage sons tend vines and mow grass at Shadow Springs Vineyard. In a brick-and-stone tasting room, they chat about their latest creation, a bold red wine blend infused with dark chocolate called Dark Shadow. Read Article.

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North Carolina's Piedmont Triad

February 2009: "Known as one of the South's primary transportation hubs, North Carolina's Piedmont Triad - consisting of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point - also makes its mark as an arts and cultural hot spot." Read article

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Travel the South with Southern Living Editors

December 16, 2008: "While researching "Old Salem by Candlelight"..."- Tanner Latham. Read Article

 



On The Barbecue Trail

November, 2008: "This North Carolina three-day itinerary offers a delicious detour during your holiday travel." Read Article

 


Southern Living
Winston-Salem's Right Season

This North Carolina city celebrates the first hints of fall this month with beautiful flowers, delicious dining, and sumptuous wines. Read article

 



A Toast to North Carolina Wines

September, 2008: Wine, dine, maybe even sleep at many scenic vineyards. From Canada to France to California and - yes - North Carolina, I love to travel to enjoy wine, food and the beautiful scenery. Read article

 



Winston-Salem: Assists from CVB's take many forms

February, 2009: How would you like to select a site for a meeting in minutes instead of hours? Read article

 





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