Tasting
Ambler Creek Vineyards · Blue Ridge Foothills
The Elevation Tasting
4.8(94)1 hr 15 min14 seats
Five wines and the argument for growing grapes at 2,400 feet.
$55 / guest
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NC, US
Blue Ridge Foothills
Cold mountain water, heirloom apples and more breweries per block than anywhere in the South.
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The short version
What to expect
Asheville's reputation is beer, and it earned it. But the interesting drinking now happens in the ring of small towns around it — cideries pressing century-old apple varieties, roasters buying single lots, a handful of vineyards working elevation the way Burgundy works slope.
The drives are short and the roads are good. Two producers a day is the right pace.
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Our picks in Blue Ridge Foothills
Tasting
Rhodine Brewing Works · Blue Ridge Foothills
Barrel Room Tasting
4.8(73)1 hr 15 min14 seats
Straight from the wood, in the room where it happens.
$58 / guest
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4 producers
Everyone we have visited and approved in Blue Ridge Foothills.
Winery · Blue Ridge Foothills
Ambler Creek Vineyards
High-elevation Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc at 2,400 feet.
3 experiences · Marshall, NC
Cidery · Blue Ridge Foothills
Twelve Springs Cidery
Single-varietal cider from heirloom Appalachian apples, bottle-conditioned.
3 experiences · Hendersonville, NC
Coffee roaster · Blue Ridge Foothills
Foxhound Row Roasters
Single-lot roasting with an open cupping table every Saturday.
3 experiences · Asheville, NC
Microbrewery · Blue Ridge Foothills
Rhodine Brewing Works
Three-barrel brewhouse working entirely in mixed fermentation.
2 experiences · Asheville, NC