Bold Rock Hard Cider Grows its Garden
Patrons of Bold Rock Hard Cider in Mills River will have much more to enjoy once springtime rolls around. The cidery is expanding its…
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Sip a Snifter at New Brandy Bar
Hendersonville’s beverage options get even broader with the opening of The Brandy Bar at 504 Seventh Avenue East in early February. Inspired by the…
Read MoreTriskelion Brewing Co. Surveys Wide World of Beer
Beer lovers don’t need a passport to travel the world of brewing at newly opened Triskelion Brewing Company on 340 Seventh Avenue East. Brewer…
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House of Burgundy, Hendersonville Style
Forget Nouveau Beaujolais and the attendant trendy parties — Maison Louis Latour French Burgundy has been around since Napoleon decided to invade the Egyptian…
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A Brewery of One’s Own
It was once an East Coast-West Coast scrimmage, with Asheville and Portland, Oregon, vying for “Beer City USA” status from year to year. But…
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Honey in the Cup
Considered the oldest known alcoholic drink, mead, a fermented beverage made with honey, begs to be served in Old English-style pewter mugs and nursed…
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Bold Rock Hard Cider Founder Praises Hendersonville’s Apple Culture
What began as a scrappy clan of beverage enthusiasts in a small mountain city has grown to a full-fledged cider movement, highlighted by the…
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Pint Sized
Don Osby began brewing his own beer back in the 1980s. “Then I dropped it,” he says, “until about three years ago, when I…
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Defiant Whisky hosts a solid-gold event
Back in August, Bold Life profiled Defiant Whisky’s Tim Ferris, a deep-sea salvage diver from Rutherford County who turned his love of dangerous heroics…
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Happy Feet
It wouldn’t be WNC if there weren’t a costume contest involved. At Burntshirt Vineyards’ annual grape stomp on September 19, those who come dressed…
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