Talent

What makes this food & wine festival exceptional?

Our 2025 chef, beverage, and musical talent are out of this world. From Michelin star winners to James Beard nominees, semifinalists, finalists and winners, New York Times Best Restaurant list makers, Southern Living’s Best New Restaurants to your local neighborhood gathering places, our tastemakers are second-to-none at Highlands Food & Wine. Nejoy Grammy nominated and award winning bands and top-of-class wines, spirits, craft beers and non–alcoholic elixors and coffee.

Aviva Vino

Bailey’s

Barbour

Blade & Bow

Blind Boys of Alabama

Shot at Redemption

Broadwater Shimp Company

Bulleit Bourbon

Casamigos Tequila

Champagne Pol Roger

Champagne Taittinger

Champagne Tattinger

Crown Royal

Daniel López

Paseo

Davis Family Vineyards

Delicato Family Vineyards

Deutsch Family

Diageo

Domaine Carneros

Eco Valley Imports

Edmunds Oast Brewing Co

Empire Distributing

Far Niente

Frederick Wildman & Sons

Gundlach-Bundschu

Heaven Hill

Jake Stone

Salthouse Catering

Jamie Davis

The Hackney

Joe Cash

Scoundrel

Kobrand

Lost Isle

Lost Isle

Luke Owens

Native Fine Diner
Julep Contemporary Kitchen

Methodical Coffee

Morgan Lewis

Halls Catch

Mutual Distributing of NC

Nico Abello

Table 301

Nikki Lane

Main Event

Oscar Diaz

Little Bull
Tataco, Aaktun

Oscar Johnson

Paul McDonald and the Mourning Doves

Smoke Signals

Railroad Earth

Smoke Signals

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Sierra Nevada

Sue Zamanick

Zasu

Taylor Montgomery

Montgomery Sky Farm

The Psycodelics

Grand Tasting

The Wallflowers

Main Event

Treasury Wine Estates

Trey McMillan

Lowcountry Oyster Co

Tryon Distributing

Veuve Clicquot

Wagner Family of Wine

Shot At Redemption:
Support All Rebuilding

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.
 
Thank you for supporting those in Appalachia that need it most!