Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Local distillers host music-and-moonshine nights When investment banker Wes Dearbaugh retired, he decided to take up a hobby that would help promote his daughter-in-law’s…
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How a Coffee Shop Works
The 2nd Act aims to cultivate community In his much-lauded book How Music Works, David Byrne has a chapter called “How to Build a…
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Grafting and Expanding
Flat Rock vineyard makes its mark Henderson County’s wine scene is continuing to boom, with four wineries opening just in the past year. A…
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A Sport Anyone Can Handle
Lumberjack-style fun is great catharsis for modern stress Crystal Slagle prefers the larger axe over the smaller hatchet. She grips the handle with both…
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Tapped to Fill a Need
New brewery opens despite the era’s obstacles Last November, Madeline Magin and Cody Noble took the helm of 185 King Street, a long-standing Brevard…
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Where the Neighbors Drink
Barn Door Ciderworks keeps it in the backyard Barn Door Ciderworks, a backyard bar in Fletcher that uses locally farmed and foraged apples, was…
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Grape Escape
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented drinking The only self-guided tour in the state — maybe even the whole Southeast — to showcase four different…
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Long-Range Views and Long-Range Vision
Stone Ashe Vineyard makes delicious use of microlocal terroir By: Kate Butler Henderson County’s youngest vineyard was inspired by a passion for Old World wines,…
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Roastin’ and Toastin’
Since hosting a successful first Oyster Roast in December, Burntshirt Vineyards has been welcoming visitors with more blending sessions and tastings, and is now…
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Drinks are in the House
The new Blue Door Bottleshop & Beer Hall, owned and operated by longtime friends John Schutz and A.J. Speaker, will officially open its doors…
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