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and my 90-year-old grandmother,” said
Emilee. The family land has a rich Cherokee
heritage. Over the years, the family has found
artifacts on the property.
“You couldn’t take two steps without
finding some,” said Emilee. “We’re located
right along Pumpkinvine Creek, so the area
was a great place for the Native Americans to
inhabit. The land itself has a lot of Cherokee
history.” This abundant culture is the
inspiration for the vineyard’s name, Qualusi
(pronounced Kwa-loo-see), which means
grapes in the Cherokee language.
The tribute continues in many of the
names chosen for the wines. The vineyard’s
most popular wine, Fire Keeper, recalls the
important person in the Cherokee tribe who
was in charge of keeping the village fire going
at all times. Algoma, Cherokee for valley of
flowers, is a wine name that unites the
Cherokee heritage with the flowers that the
Gilberts farmed here.
Qualusi grows three different grape
varieties. “We have a Norton grape, which is a
native grape - it’s disease resistant and grows
well in this area; a Blanc du Bois and a
Crimson Cab,” explained Emilee. The Crimson
cab is a Norton grape rootstock on which a
Cabernet Sauvignon is grafted. Grafting grape
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