Asheville WIne and Food Festival This Weekend

August 19 - 20, 2016    Asheville Wine and Food Festival   The festival begins with "Sweet" on the 19th, a decadent evening of desserts, sparkling wines, and beer at The Historic Grove Arcade. 

The Grand Tasting  is held at the US Cellular Center. Experience a remarkable variety of local and international wineries, local Beer City and area breweries, restaurateurs and chefs, farmers, and artisan food producers. Meet farmers, chefs, cookbook authors, and artisan beverage makers, as well as regional crafters. 

Culinary events will take place throughout the day including Blind Wine & Beer Tasting and Winery Competitions. 

At this festival you will see why Asheville is rated among the best food and wine experiences in the country. The Asheville Wine and Food Festival helps fund the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association.

Asheville Wine Experience for Valentine's Day

The wine turns to whiskey!

for an evening at Troy & Sons with Chef Anthony Cerrato and Scottish/Classical fiddler Jamie Laval Valentine’s Day~February 14~6-9pm 5 culinary creations~5 libations~5 musical illustrations The Asheville Wine Experience joins forces with Troy & Sons for its second event of the year, an innaugural dinner at the one-of-a-kind American spirits distillery adjacent to Highland Brewery on Old Charlotte Highway. Join, Chef Anthony Cerrato, President of Asheville Independent Restaurant Association and Executive Chef/Owner of Strada, for a 5-course whiskey-paired (momentarily replacing the "w" in wine), truffle-infused dinner, accompanied by musical illustrations by Scottish/Classical fiddler Jamie Laval as each dish makes its appearance.   The cost is $125, payable on Event Brite, and benefits will go towards creating a scholarship for 12-21 year old youths seeking culinary and taste education. The number of spaces is limited, so reserve quickly! For further information, visit www.ashevillewineexperience.com or contact ashevillewineexperience@gmail.com 828-301-2792 / 828-777-8916.

Mountain Spirits: Asheville Wine Tasting at Hops and Vines

January 12, 3 PM - 6 PM - Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Rd, Ste 100  in Asheville NC: FREE wine tasting of Wines from Italy.  Stemmari Grillo 2011:Wonderfully perfumed and floral this sustainably made white wine from Sicily is a great choice at the perfect price $9.99/750ml 

Tenuta Vitanza "Volare" Toscana Rosso 2009: This Sangiovese, Cabernet Savignon blend has ample fruit accompanied by an easy silkiness.  $11.99/750ml
San Marzano Primitivo 2010: This wine is made of 100% Primitivo grapes, often known as Zinfandel in the US. Rich, jammy, and fruit driven, this wine is delicious!  $11.99/750ml

Asheville Beer and Wine Tasting this Weekend

Join Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Street #100 in Asheville NC, for FREE wine and beer tastings this weekend:

January 4, 5 - 7 PM - Hops and Vines, 797 Haywood Street #100 in Asheville NC:  Free Beer Tasting - Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine 2013.  Come taste this years Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine.  This beast of a beer is released the first week of January every year. Hops and Vines has been saving Bigfoot for six years now. They will be opening a different vintages throughout the tasting starting with 2008.

Six pack verticals of '08-'13 will be available for $29.95.and there will be plenty of 2013 Bigfoot Barleywine Ale as it just came in! $10.99 4/packs this year.

January 5, 3 - 6 PM:  Free Wine tasting of Wines from Washington.  Mildbrant Riesling 2011: Fresh light and vibrant, with juicy, tangy pineapple and pear fruit picking up floral notes as the off-dry finish lingers. $12.99/750mlt; The Velvet Devil Merlot 2011: Milk Chocolaate, wild blackberry, baking spice, rose oil, and of course, Velvety! $14.99/750ml;   Chateau Smith 2010: Supple and inviting with complex flavors of dark berries and plum shaded with hints of bacon and star anise. The finish rolls along unimpeded by the polished tannins. $19.99/750m.

Get a link for Hops and Vines and other Asheville Beer and Wine shops, breweries and wineries on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.