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Irvin~House Vineyards is embracing the Age of Aquarius with their new event, Winestock Music Festi val on Saturday, May 11 from noon until 6:00 p.m. Think of it as Woodstock with a wine twist, Winestock will offer wine and Firefly tastings, live music, food, a “Best Hippie” costume contest and  entertainment for the little hippies. Admission is $5 per adult, children are free. Guests are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music of the featured performers: The Sweetgrass Girls, The Bullgrapes, and The Tarlatans. Patrons are encouraged to bring their cash and credit for a wide variety of libations and food vendors including: Farm on Fire, Jack’s Cosmic Dogs, Stono Cafe, Diggity Donuts and King of Pops. Tastings in the Firefly Vodka distillery and Irvin~House Vineyards winery are only $6.00 to taste 6 of 24 flavors of Firefly spirits and $4.00 to taste 5 wines. Patrons will receive complimentary glasses during both tastings. Embrace your...

Firefly Distillery co-founders Jim Irvin and Scott Newitt announce the launch of Firefly Moonshine! Distilled out of South Carolina pride, Firefly Moonshine is a raw southern spirit from the creators of the original Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka. Firefly Moonshine is produced in six flavors: White Lightning, Apple Pie, Caramel, Cherry, Strawberry, and Peach. They are between 41.1 and 100.7 proof; 20.55% and 50.35% alcohol by volume.  Each has a unique flavor that delivers on low country character yet packs a punch. Jim Irvin and Scott Newitt have been experimenting with lots of regional flavors ever since they built their first homemade still. When Jim and Scott started building the Firefly Distillery, they made a crude still in Jim's workshop. As Jim tells it, "We started with a 55 gallon stainless steel tank and some old pipes. Then we worked on many original recipes until we perfected the very first sweet tea vodka, Firefly. Since that time, we've cooked up many fine spirit...

  Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery Inc. is proud to announce the opening of their third location at 2080 Royle Road in Summerville. This new location provides the same comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgery services as its other locations in Charleston and North Charleston, including extraction of teeth, dental implants, zygomatic implants, immediate placement of dental implants, bone grafting, TMJ disorders, cleft lip and palate repair, wisdom teeth extractions, facial trauma reconstruction, corrective jaw surgery and facial aesthetic procedures.  Edward R. Strauss, DMD, MD, Aaron P. Sarathy, DMD, and their staff at Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery are committed to remaining in the forefront of technology and have a state-of-the-art office with a 3-D CT Scanner at this location. This technology allows the doctors to successfully diagnose and treatment plan complex cases without having to refer the patient elsewhere for diagnostic imaging. Patients c...

Raise a glass! Sippin’ Saturdays return to Irvin~House Vineyards Saturday, March 30. Every Saturday from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m, spring through fall, the winery will serve up a different local food vendor and musical group to entertain locals and visitors. There is no admission fee but patrons are encouraged to bring their cash and credit for a wide variety of libations and food options.  The first installment of the 2013 Sippin’ Saturdays kicks off Saturday, March 30 with live music from Gaslight Street and delicious food from Lowcountry Creole at Irvin~House Vineyards on Wadmalaw Island. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to picnic under the oaks and relish in the Lowcountry beauty. The famous Irvin~House Vineyards Wine-a-Ritas will be served on the patio and Irvin~House Vineyards wine may be purchased by the glass or bottle and enjoyed outside. Tastings in the Firefly Vodka distillery and Irvin~House Vineyard winery are only $6.00 to taste 6 of 24 flavors of Firefly Spir...