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Page 2A Wednesday, January 1, 2014 == DAVE BLANTON _. dave.kmherald@gmail.com Grapes in a Glass, Kings Mountain’s first wine shop, has quickly established it- self as a cozy café where folks can drop in after work, have a glass of wine and chat, or surf the web. The small establishment on E. Gold St. has five ta- bles, free wi-fi and an inven- tory of wines that spans the globe and micro-brewed beer = that hails from Asheville to New York State. It also sells a host of accessories, like bottle stop- pers, candles, spices, gift baskets large and small, cordless wine open- ers and decorative contain- ers that are for used wine corks. For owner Kenny Richardson, running the business that he opened in November feels less like a job than a dream come true. “It’s about teaching peo- “ple,” he said about educat- ing customers about the sometimes world of wine. “I love that aspect of it.” Richardson spent a’ ca- reer with the Coca-Cola Company (146,000 employ- ees), where he worked as a district manager in the Char- BUSINESS mulling complicated” . lotte area. Now he’s happy to run a small wine shop (two employees) in a small town. The shop offers a wine tasting - every evening. Those typically draw 30-40 people in to see what’s new in the wine mar- ket and to find out what ex- cites their taste buds. On Saturdays come the beer tastings, which have also been a hit. “That is where the cus- tomers educate me,” he said, confessing that he’s still learning about the increas- . ing number of small brewers that are popping up in North Carolina and elsewhere. “The response has been strong, and I’m really happy about that,” said Richard- son, whose wife Angie pitches in at the store as much as her busy schedule as a nurse allows. “I’m re- ally getting to know a lot of . people in town quickly.” He said sales have been -strong. In the week before Christmas he was sold out of the famous high-end French Champagne Dom Perignon ‘and gift cards. Richardson said his vendors have been “amazed” at what he’s been able to do in such a small market. He also has- n’t done much advertising, WINNER — Susan Shuford of Lincol- nton won the $3,250 diamond ring given away at i the Corks & Taps for Hospice Fall fundraiser at the = LeGrand Center in” i Shelby. The event | included a wine tasting from area wineries, food, = entertainment and a live and silent auction. 3 Start your New Year with Us! Open New Years Day 10:30am-2:30pm! Enjoy your choice of Meats: Pork Chops, Baked Ham or Meatloaf; and Vegetables: Black Eye-Peas, Collards, Mac-N-Cheese, Green Beans, Fried Okra, or Potato Salad ~ New Hours for 2014! Beginning January 2nd Mon, Tues, Weds » 6am-2pm Thursday » 6am-8pm Friday. & Saturday ® 6am-9pm Sunday 11am-2pm : 238 Cherokee St. Kings Mountain 704.750.3090 Friday The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net come popular. but instead has let word of mouth and the twice-weekly tastings speak for them- selves. Richardson has a deep understanding of wine — what’s hot, what's not, and why. After he left Coca-Cola, ® Kenny Richardson and his wife Angie (not pictured) opened their wine shop in November, and already the tastings have be- he worked for a wine dis- tributor for about a year to learn the business and help him get on the inside track. Then he poured his savings to Grapes in a Glass and is tending to his investment with an eye toward the fu- ture. Tr Tastings propel KM’s new wine shop He said he observed a young couple come into his store one evening a week or so before Christmas. They connected their tablets to the wi-fi, sipped from a bottle of his wine and knocked out all their holiday shopping. “I thought it was encour- aging — they turned Christ-- mas ‘shopping into some- thing fun and relaxing,” he said. Grapes in a Glass offers wine by the glass or the bot- tle. Customers are free to bring in food from other places. Carter pens book ‘Conversations with the God of Abraham’ Kings Mountain native Sharon “Sherry” Goins Carter has a book which has been published by Cross- roads Publishing Co., a pub- lishing arm of Life way Publications, the Baptist Church's material publisher. The book entitled, “Con- “versations with the God of Abraham," can be used for group or individual study and is filled with exciting and interesting stories of the many ways and times that God has revealed Himself to Ms. Carter. From physical healings to her insights on the stories of David, Daniel, Joshua and especially Abra- ham, the book is filled with encouragement for Chris- tians and non-Christians to \ The Kings Mountain Herald L. BE CLOSED January 1, 2014 learn more about the God of the universe. Ms.. Carter is the Women's Chaplain at the Union County Jail in Mon- roe, NC, andi in January 2011 began the ministry “Hope for Healing Hearts," dedicated to helping female ex-offenders transition back into society. It is her belief that Christ cannot be limited and that we are just to take the Word at its word and apply it to our lives today. She feels that the same power that was alive and available to the apostles, and, that was a major part of the development of the church, is available to us today. Sharon is a 1960 gradu- ate of Kings Mountain High School where the senior prophecy for. her was that she would write a best seller. She hopes this comes true as she also-has written a novel, “The Heritage," which she hopes to have published next year. In 2011 Ms. Carter was published in “The Lyricist," Campbell University's an- nual poetry anthology. In previous years, she has won and published poetry nation- ally in various anthologies and magazines. Sharon is the daughter of the late William and Ola Goins of Kings Mountain and wife of the late Don Carter who died in 2003. They were married 41 years and had three daughters, Donna, Tracey and Kelly. The family also includes four grandchildren and three sons-in-law. She is sister of Sharon Goins Carter the late Connie Putnam of Kings Mountain, Richard Goins of Shelby, * Tony Goins of Clemmons, Renee Sandford of Raleigh, and Mel Newton of Kings Mountain. Among her nieces and nephews are Jeff Putnam and Donna Butler of Kings Mountain. ~ % CaroLiNa CoTTON COMPANY = Happy New Year! ..+- 365 days to collect more fabric! # we in observance of New Years Day and wil re-open with regular hours on Thursday, Jan. 2 Hours: Mon-Fri 10am til 5pm * Sat 10am til 3pm 227 S. 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