Grand Tasting

Our signature opening event, the Grand Tasting, invites you to get acquainted with our beloved Highlands-Cashiers restaurants and regional chefs as well. And the wine? It is FLOWING. Rounding out the evening, The Psycodelics will have you grooving to the beat, setting the tone for a fun-filled weekend.

  • Access to Highlands Food & Wine’s premiere kick off event
  • Opportunity to sample small plates from featured local and regional chefs
  • Sample wines from around the world, while meeting wine makers and suppliers
  • Enjoy craft beer and cocktails
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:00-10:00pm
The Bascom
$275 per person

plus taxes+fees

Featuring

Shawn Kelly

Fork & Plough

Jeff Allen

Millers All Day

Rachel Lewicki

The Secret Garden

Santi Guzzetti

Ilda

The Psycodelics

Grand Tasting

Blade & Bow

Casamigos Tequila

Davis Family Vineyards

Edmunds Oast Brewing Co

Kobrand

Aviva Vino

Delicato Family Vineyards

Deutsch Family

Eco Valley Imports

Far Niente

Champagne Pol Roger

Wagner Family of Wine

Frederick Wildman & Sons

Gundlach-Bundschu

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Treasury Wine Estates

Massimiliano Proietti

Ristorante Paoletti

Markie McCullough

The Ugly Dog Pub

Bluecoat Gin

Event Sponsors

 

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Help us help others! HFW is proud to donate $125 of each ticket sold from today through the festival will go to  BeLoved Asheville,   Equal Plates Project,  Highlands Emergency Council,   Highlands Food Pantry, and Southern Smoke Foundation. Have to miss the Sunday show? Donate directly today.
 
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