Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery

What Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery does

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery is a privately held, founder-owned destination resort in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, operating on an 11-acre estate developed from a previously bankrupt property. The company runs an integrated hospitality platform anchored by handcrafted estate wines and small-batch spirits (Cape Fear Distillery), supported by seven distinct revenue streams: a Southern-inspired farm-to-table restaurant (The Cork Room), a day spa (The Vines Day Spa), 19-26 luxury lakeside cottages, a retail gift shop (Tipsy Toad Gallery), four wedding and corporate event venues, an annual concert series, and a curated East Coast Celebrity Art Collection featuring works by Picasso, Dali, Matisse, and others.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and experience-driven, with revenue generated through on-site transactions, package-based lodging bookings ($190-$323 per package), wine and spirits tastings, restaurant meals, event venue rental, and merchandise sales. Customer segments are diversified across wedding couples, corporate retreat groups, leisure travelers, and concert attendees, with regional concentration in southeastern North Carolina within an hour of Wilmington and Fayetteville. The company has expanded to a second distillery location on Bald Head Island but has no external funding, no parent company, and no evidence of institutional investment.

The company is led by founder and owner Alex Munroe, supported by Julius Wilson (VP of Hospitality and Sales) and Derrick Rice (Events Organizer). Operations rely on standard hospitality technology including ThinkReservations for lodging, GetSeat for restaurant bookings, and Clover for online ordering, with no disclosed AI, proprietary software, or technology product lines. The overall positioning is as a regional, full-service agritainment and events destination rather than a scalable technology-enabled business.

Name

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery

Legal name

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery

Website

https://capefearwinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery is a privately held destination resort in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, operating an estate winery, distillery, restaurant, spa, luxury cottages, and event venues. It serves wedding couples, corporate retreat groups, leisure travelers, and concert attendees across southeastern North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery and Resort Hospitality

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB), Luxury Farmhouses, Country Houses & Vineyard Estates (THAMAEAG), Boutique Resorts (Small-Scale Resorts) (THAGADAJ), Wine Bars (CRANACAE)

Keywords

• Estate wine production
• Small batch distilling
• Luxury cottage lodging
• Destination wedding venue
• Vineyard resort hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Elizabethtown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine Sales: Handcrafted wines produced on the estate, sold by the glass, flight tastings, and bottle sales at The Cork Room and Tipsy Toad Gift Shop.
2. Restaurant Dining: Southern-inspired cuisine at The Cork Room Restaurant with farm-to-table sourcing. Lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch service.
3. Lodging Accommodations: 20-26 luxury cottage units offering lakeside views, including themed suites and multi-bedroom cottages. Packages include romantic getaways, wedding weekends, and corporate retreats.
4. Event Venue Rental: Four wedding venues, corporate event spaces, and gallery ballroom available for booking. Includes catering and event planning services.
5. Merchandise and Retail: Branded merchandise including apparel (hats, t-shirts, hoodies), drinkware (tumblers, wine glasses), and novelty items sold through Tipsy Toad Gift Shop.
6. Spa Services: The Vines Day Spa offers massage, facial, and body treatments for guests.
7. Distillery Tours and Spirits: Interactive distillery tours, tastings, and cocktails featuring handcrafted spirits made with local grains. Locations in Elizabethtown and Bald Head Island.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery is an integrated estate winery and resort destination that produces handcrafted wines and small-batch spirits on-site. The core offering bundles estate winemaking and distilling with Southern-inspired farm-to-table dining at The Cork Room, luxury lakeside cottage lodging, full-service spa treatments, a curated gift shop, four wedding and corporate event venues, and the East Coast's largest Celebrity Art Collection. Guests purchase wines by the glass, flight, or bottle; book overnight cottage stays; reserve restaurant tables; and contract event venues, all at a single 11-acre Elizabethtown, North Carolina property.

Product overview

Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery is a refined resort destination in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, offering an integrated hospitality experience centered around handcrafted wines and spirits. The core offering consists of the winery producing estate wines and Cape Fear Distillery producing small-batch spirits. Supporting amenities include The Cork Room Restaurant serving Southern-inspired farm-to-table cuisine, The Vines Day Spa for relaxation, and The Cottages providing 19 luxury lakeside accommodations. Additional attractions include the Tipsy Toad Gallery Gift Shop, the East Coast's largest Celebrity Art Collection, event venues for weddings and corporate gatherings, and a seasonal concert series. The property also features a zoological garden with animals, scenic trails, and outdoor recreation including views of Greene's Lake Conservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Cork Room: On-site restaurant offering Southern-inspired cuisine with farm-to-table dining experience, wine flights, and outdoor patio seating with waterfall and fire pit views.
• Tipsy Toad Gallery
• Cape Fear Distillery
• The Vines Day Spa
• The Cottages at Cape Fear Vineyard

Products and services

• Handcrafted Estate Wines Handcrafted wines produced on-site at the Elizabethtown estate. Sold by the glass, as wine flights, and by the bottle at The Cork Room Restaurant and Tipsy Toad Gift Shop. Designed for on-site wine tasting visitors and bottle purchasers.
• Cape Fear Distillery Spirits Handcrafted small-batch spirits made with local grains using a time-honored distilling technique. Available via tastings, tours, and cocktails at Cape Fear Distillery locations in Elizabethtown and Bald Head Island, and as bottles at the Tipsy Toad Gift Shop.
• The Cork Room Restaurant On-site Southern-inspired restaurant offering chef-driven farm-to-table cuisine, wine flights, wine by the glass, and indoor and outdoor seating surrounded by the Celebrity Art Collection. Open Tuesday through Sunday for individual diners.
• The Vines Day Spa State-of-the-art day spa offering an extensive menu of indulgent treatments including massage, facial, and body services for guests visiting the winery and staying in the cottages.
• The Cottages at Cape Fear Vineyard On-site luxury cottage lodging with 19 themed non-smoking units overlooking Vineyard Lake. Accommodations include bridal suites, executive suites, classic rooms, and three-bedroom cottages with custom mattresses, designer toiletries, and lakeside views. Bookable via ThinkReservations online platform or by phone.
• Tipsy Toad Gallery Gift Shop On-site retail gift shop offering unique gifts, local favorites, spirits, sauces, art, apparel, and seasonal items, along with wine flights and wine by the glass. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday 10 AM - 7 PM.
• Wedding and Event Venue Services All-inclusive event venue rental across four distinct settings (lakeside, vineyard, outdoor, Gallery Ballroom) for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations. Includes on-site catering, event planning, and access to the on-site cottages for guest lodging. Corporate weekday packages start at $55 per person including facility rental.
• Concert Series Ticketed annual concert series held at the Zoological Garden Pavilion, featuring live country, rock, and blues performances with on-site food, wine, and merchandise. Past performers include Diamond Rio, 38 Special, Lonestar, Tracy Lawrence, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, and Sammy Kershaw; the Roots and Boots event sold out with 1,500 attendees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Roots and Boots concert sold out with 1,500 attendees

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Campbell Oil CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresented the Roots and Boots concert featuring Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, and Sammy Kershaw. Wesley Campbell expressed commitment to being actively supportive of the community through events like this.
• White Dog EntertainmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert promoter for the Roots and Boots event featuring country music legends.
• Johnson & Johnson Attorney's At Law, PLLCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for the Roots and Boots concert.
• Minuteman Food MartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for the Roots and Boots concert.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trump Winery: Charlottesville, VA destination winery with restaurant, inn and large event-hosting operation — broader incumbent peer showing the larger-scale, multi-revenue destination-winery archetype Cape Fear is positioned within.
• Chateau Elan Winery & Resort: Braselton, GA destination combining winery, full-service hotel, spa, multiple restaurants and event venues — illustrates the larger-scale version of Cape Fear's integrated resort model and a credible aspirational peer.

Direct peers

• Childress Vineyards: Lexington, NC destination winery with on-site restaurant, event venue and tastings — directly comparable as another NC destination-winery concept competing for weddings, corporate events and wine tourism.
• Biltmore Winery: Winery component of Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC pairing wine production with a hospitality-led destination experience — directly comparable in combining on-site wine, lodging-adjacent tourism, retail and event programming.
• Boxwood Estate Winery: Middleburg, VA boutique estate winery with tastings, limited events and a curated hospitality focus — comparable as a small privately-held destination winery competing for similar wine-tourism and private-event customers.
• Hinnant Family Vineyards: NC family-owned winery offering tastings, tours and events — comparable as a small privately held North Carolina winery competing for similar regional wine tourism traffic.
• Raffaldini Vineyards: Ronda, NC estate winery with tasting room, villa rentals and event hosting — directly comparable as a smaller NC destination winery with lodging and weddings in the same competitive set.
• Dennis Vineyards: Concord, NC estate vineyard producing wines with on-site tastings and events — comparable small NC producer serving the same regional wine and event market.
• Grassy Creek Vineyards: NC winery and event venue in the Yadkin Valley — directly comparable small winery with tasting room and event hosting competing for regional wine and wedding demand.
• Shelton Vineyards: One of North Carolina's largest vineyard operations with restaurant, tasting room and event hosting — comparable scale and product mix (wine + food + events) targeting similar regional visitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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