Wedding DJ at Zimmerman Vineyards in Trinity, NC

The Space

Five acres of wine grapes anchor the 140-acre property that is Zimmerman Vineyards, at the foot of Mount Shepherd in Trinity. The land has been in the family since 1987, when they bought it from Annie Smith Dewar, who had received the property as a dowry back in 1951, and vinifera vines, 1,700 of them, went into the ground that spring before the vineyard opened to the public on June 1, 2007, as Randolph County’s first commercial vineyard.

The operation is run today by third-generation siblings Lauren, Shane, and Adriaan Zimmerman along with their spouses Megan Griffin and Alex Myers, so a couple booking here is dealing directly with the family that grows the grapes. All the wine served is made from fruit grown exclusively on this property, red, white, premium, and sweet styles, even though the actual production happens off-site.

Capacity & Layout

The venue holds up to 100 guests across its indoor and outdoor spaces, a scale suited to a smaller, more intimate wedding rather than a large reception. Ceremonies take place on a flagstone terrace framed by string lights, with panoramic views across the vines and the surrounding mountainside, a setting that puts the vineyard itself directly into the ceremony backdrop.

For the reception, a 20 by 40 foot white event tent provides covered space strung with twinkling lights, keeping guests protected from weather while staying visually connected to the outdoor terrace and vine rows around it. Bride and groom suites on site give the wedding party a place to get ready without needing to arrive already dressed.

Amenities

The bar pours the vineyard’s own estate wines alongside beer and specialty options, so a couple gets house-made wine as a real feature of their reception rather than a generic open bar. Event rentals, tables, chairs, tents, linens, and decor, are available directly through the venue, which can simplify planning for a couple who would rather not source those pieces separately.

The property is wheelchair accessible with WiFi available throughout, practical basics that matter on a working farm where uneven ground or spotty signal could otherwise complicate a wedding day. The vineyard’s wine labels carry an image of Sisyphus from Greek mythology, a nod the family chose to represent their own uphill climb to get the vineyard running.

Location & Getting There

Zimmerman Vineyards sits near Trinity, off I-85 in Randolph County, with the Uwharrie Mountains visible from the ceremony terrace. The vineyard operates seasonally, open March through November and closed December through February, so a couple planning a date needs to work within that window rather than assuming year-round availability. That seasonal closure also lines up with when the vines themselves go dormant, another reason a winter wedding is not an option here regardless of guest count.

The event tent’s canvas walls and open sides handle sound differently than a fully enclosed room, holding the music inside the tent while staying acoustically connected to the outdoor terrace and vine rows around it, so a DJ working here typically sets up at one end of the tent to project across both the covered reception space and the open string-lit terrace nearby.