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.

Ashley Helms

Chestnut

Aviva Vino

Bailey’s

Barbour

Blade & Bow

Blind Boys of Alabama

Shot at Redemption

Bluecoat Gin

Bulleit Bourbon

Casamigos Tequila

Champagne Pol Roger

Champagne Taittinger

Champagne Tattinger

Claudia Amezquita

Modelo Private Dining

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 Barnes

Serving the Culture

Jamie Davis

The Hackney

Jason Janson

Broadwater Shrimp Co

Jeff Allen

Millers All Day

Joe Cash

Scoundrel

Josh Taylor

Lost Isle

Kobrand

Luke Owens

Native Fine Diner

Julep Contemporary Kitchen

Markie McCullough

The Ugly Dog Pub

Massimiliano Proietti

Ristorante Paoletti

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

Jimmy Pearls

Paul McDonald and the Mourning Doves

Smoke Signals

Perry Anderson

Corner Kitchen

Pitmaster Kyle Bryner

Blue Hound Barbecue

Rachel Lewicki

The Secret Garden

Railroad Earth

Smoke Signals

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Santi Guzzetti

Ilda

Sarah McClure

Southside Smokehouse and Grill

Shawn Kelly

Fork & Plough

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