About Us

Native Vines Winery is the first American Indian owned winery in the country, owned and operated by Darlene Gabbard. She and her family are proud members of the Lumbee tribe, the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River. The winery is located in Lexington, NC on 36 acres of rolling pasture and woodland, bordered between Highway 150 – the Old Waxhaw Indian Trading Trail and Indian Grave Creek. For those with a keen eye, arrowheads can still be found when working the soil.

Offering a full line of Award Winning vitis vinifera along with many delicious fruit blends. Winemaker Darlene Gabbard has also created the first line of Green Tea Wines that are celebrated for being uniquely refreshing and innovative. Distributed throughout the state in grocery stores, wine shops and shipped nationwide. Dedicated to producing clean, natural Olde World Style Wines – Come Taste the Difference!!