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Asheville Wine Market
Asheville
You hardly think of North Carolina as a wine-producing state. Once associated exclusively with moonshine, it today produces the likes of Cabernet Francs, Viogniers, and Chardonnays. In America, North Carolina now ranks 10th in grape production. You can see what the excitement is all about Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 6pm.You hardly think of North Carolina as a wine-producing state.
Biltmore Village
Asheville
This shopping village is reminiscent of a time capsule. As you walk the cobblestone sidewalk, you feel that you might catch a glimpse of old George Vanderbilt himself. Shops, restaurants, and galleries abound, so allow yourself plenty of time to see everything. One store, the Biltmore Village Co., is quite charming and affordable; it bills itself as a gift shop containing everything -- at half price. Hours are Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 6pm, and Sunday 1 to 5pm.This shopping village is reminiscent of a time capsule. As
Blue Spiral 1
Asheville
This is one of the hottest galleries in Asheville, representing some 100 Southeastern artists in a three-story space. Hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm; May through October also Sunday noon to 5pm.This is one of the hottest galleries in Asheville, representing
The Chocolate Fetish
Asheville
This is the home of the most delicious, elegant, and sophisticated chocolates in the entire region. Bill and Sue Foley have been the owners of this place since the mid-1980s, supervising the manufacture, on-site, of small-scale batches of more than 21 kinds of chocolate that are made according to the highest standards of chocolate manufacturing in Belgium. Some of the bestsellers include truffles, sold by the piece; Ecstasy Blossom, which is flavored with lemon zest, saffron, and ginger, and embellished with a crystallized violet; and a divine "Dragon's Kiss" that's artfully flavored with Japanese wasabi. Open Monday to Thursday 11:30am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm, Sunday noon to 5pm.This is the home of the most delicious, elegant, and
The Kress Emporium
Asheville
This store serves as a showcase for more than 80 artists and craftspeople in the area. Stained-glass mosaics, lace handwork, fine miniature-furnishing collectibles, silk paintings, frames, and prints are just a few of the things that you will find here. The 1928 building that houses the emporium is a reason to visit in its own right; it is an architectural landmark designed in neoclassical style. Hours are Monday to Thursday 11am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 7pm. Between summer and Christmas, they are open on Sunday from noon to 5pm.This store serves as a showcase for more than 80
The Mast General Store
Asheville
In terms of down-home Blue Ridge shopping options, the Mast has it all. It's situated on the sprawling premises of a general department store from the 1940s. The merchandise here is more rustic, more rural, and more folksy than you'll find in more modern department stores. You can buy the accessories you'd need (from lingerie to camping supplies) for a season in the "hillbilly hollers" of the region. Don't overlook the furniture stocked in the balcony. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10am to 6pm, Friday to Saturday 10am to 8pm, and Sunday noon to 5pm.In terms of down-home Blue Ridge shopping options, the Mast
Woolworth Walk
Asheville
The best crafts emporium in town lies on the main street in the sprawling premises of what was originally built as -- you guessed it -- a Woolworth's Department Store from the 1930s. Inside, clustered into a series of side-by-side self-contained boutiques, and scattered over two separate floors, are the carefully displayed works of 175 local artists, each of whose work had to be approved by a local jury. Representative art forms include silversmithing, pottery, leatherware, stained glass, metalwork, bookbindery, and cabinetmaking. Adding to the ambience might be live music from a flute player or guitarist. Open Monday to Thursday 11am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 8pm, and Sunday 11am to 5pm.The best crafts emporium in town lies on the main
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Asheville Wine Market
Asheville
You hardly think of North Carolina as a wine-producing state. Once associated exclusively with moonshine, it today produces the likes of Cabernet Francs, Viogniers, and Chardonnays. In America, North Carolina now ranks 10th in grape production. You can see what the excitement is all about Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 6pm.You hardly think of North Carolina as a wine-producing state.
Biltmore Village
Asheville
This shopping village is reminiscent of a time capsule. As you walk the cobblestone sidewalk, you feel that you might catch a glimpse of old George Vanderbilt himself. Shops, restaurants, and galleries abound, so allow yourself plenty of time to see everything. One store, the Biltmore Village Co., is quite charming and affordable; it bills itself as a gift shop containing everything -- at half price. Hours are Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 6pm, and Sunday 1 to 5pm.This shopping village is reminiscent of a time capsule. As
Blue Spiral 1
Asheville
This is one of the hottest galleries in Asheville, representing some 100 Southeastern artists in a three-story space. Hours are Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm; May through October also Sunday noon to 5pm.This is one of the hottest galleries in Asheville, representing
The Chocolate Fetish
Asheville
This is the home of the most delicious, elegant, and sophisticated chocolates in the entire region. Bill and Sue Foley have been the owners of this place since the mid-1980s, supervising the manufacture, on-site, of small-scale batches of more than 21 kinds of chocolate that are made according to the highest standards of chocolate manufacturing in Belgium. Some of the bestsellers include truffles, sold by the piece; Ecstasy Blossom, which is flavored with lemon zest, saffron, and ginger, and embellished with a crystallized violet; and a divine "Dragon's Kiss" that's artfully flavored with Japanese wasabi. Open Monday to Thursday 11:30am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm, Sunday noon to 5pm.This is the home of the most delicious, elegant, and
The Kress Emporium
Asheville
This store serves as a showcase for more than 80 artists and craftspeople in the area. Stained-glass mosaics, lace handwork, fine miniature-furnishing collectibles, silk paintings, frames, and prints are just a few of the things that you will find here. The 1928 building that houses the emporium is a reason to visit in its own right; it is an architectural landmark designed in neoclassical style. Hours are Monday to Thursday 11am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 7pm. Between summer and Christmas, they are open on Sunday from noon to 5pm.This store serves as a showcase for more than 80
The Mast General Store
Asheville
In terms of down-home Blue Ridge shopping options, the Mast has it all. It's situated on the sprawling premises of a general department store from the 1940s. The merchandise here is more rustic, more rural, and more folksy than you'll find in more modern department stores. You can buy the accessories you'd need (from lingerie to camping supplies) for a season in the "hillbilly hollers" of the region. Don't overlook the furniture stocked in the balcony. Hours are Monday to Thursday 10am to 6pm, Friday to Saturday 10am to 8pm, and Sunday noon to 5pm.In terms of down-home Blue Ridge shopping options, the Mast
Woolworth Walk
Asheville
The best crafts emporium in town lies on the main street in the sprawling premises of what was originally built as -- you guessed it -- a Woolworth's Department Store from the 1930s. Inside, clustered into a series of side-by-side self-contained boutiques, and scattered over two separate floors, are the carefully displayed works of 175 local artists, each of whose work had to be approved by a local jury. Representative art forms include silversmithing, pottery, leatherware, stained glass, metalwork, bookbindery, and cabinetmaking. Adding to the ambience might be live music from a flute player or guitarist. Open Monday to Thursday 11am to 6pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 8pm, and Sunday 11am to 5pm.The best crafts emporium in town lies on the main
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