Exploring Wadmalaw Island: Deepwater Vineyard
In our last post, we highlighted the Charleston Tea Plantation, a great spot to visit on the picturesque Wadmalaw Island. While you’re on the island, get some tea with a kick at the neighboring Deep Water Vineyard and the Firefly Distillery – home of the Sweet Tea Vodka made with tea from the Charleston Tea Plantation. Deep Water […]
Exploring Wadmalaw Island: Charleston Tea Plantation
The Charleston Tea Plantation is the only working tea farm in North America. The island is an ideal spot for growing tea because it provides just the right amount of warm temperatures, humidity and rain. The tea plants go dormant in the winter and, come spring, shoot up 3 to 5 inches of new growth. Those new shoots are removed for making tea […]