Charlotte Observer                                             Owner/vintner Ken Baker plans to produce and sell about 10 varieties of wine at Sweet Vine Winery, the retail wine store he opened Aug. 27 in the WestPointe Shoppes retail center on N.C. 16, a mile north of N.C. 73. Baker has made wine for years as a hobby at his home on Orchard Road in Iron Station, giving it away as gifts. Using 100- and 300-liter stainless steel fermenting tanks at his store, he intends to produce 8,000 bottles a year of what he will likely call his Sweet Vine Winery label. More...