Botanist and Barrel

Botanist and Barrel We're family bound by love for good food, here to shake up the South. Frustrated by wines that didn’t reflect our South, we made our own. Farm. Fruit. Ferment.
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We dreamed of a winery as inclusive and vibrant as a potluck, celebrating local fruits and shared moments. Dry Fruit Wines, Farmhouse Ciders & Spirituous Barrels. Botanist and Barrel and the B&B tasting room are beautifully situated on Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm just north of Hillsborough, NC. We craft a variety of barrel aged and stainless steel dry wines, ciders and sours, using only the finest

southeastern grown fruits, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches and apples. We believe in light-handed winemaking using centuries old European techniques, allowing the fruits, yeast and barrels we have carefully selected to be vivid and expressive. Visitors can spend the day picking blueberries (season runs July-August), purchase and taste our wines, local craft beers and prepared foods, all in a scenic farm setting.

06/03/2026

Last week we threw a little gathering for our club members and it was exactly what we needed.

So much love to our members for showing up and making this whole thing feel real. Big gratitude to our growers too. None of these bottles exist without yall.

And huge shout out to for the food. Absolute magic.

If you have been thinking about joining the club, nights like this are the point.

You ready for a chillable red with a little grit and a whole lot of cranberry swagger?🍷 Chambourcin Red 2024This one is ...
05/28/2026

You ready for a chillable red with a little grit and a whole lot of cranberry swagger?

🍷 Chambourcin Red 2024

This one is fermented with native yeast, rested in neutral oak, and grown in the warm clay soils of Southern Virginia.

Perfect. Big cranberry vibes. Amie calls it crunchy, and she is absolutely right.

It’s juicy and brambly with crushed blackberry, ripe cherry, wild herbs, a little spice, and the kind of bright acidity that makes food do a little happy dance next to it.

Serve it with a slight chill. Not ice cold. Just enough to wake it up.

Find it at the winery in Cedar Grove and at the bar in Asheville.

This week in Cedar GroveSquare Dance. Live Band. Live Caller. Be There.Friday, May 29th at 6:30p.m.Wine Release Party...
05/26/2026

This week in Cedar Grove

Square Dance. Live Band. Live Caller. Be There.
Friday, May 29th at 6:30p.m.

Wine Release Party with Onigiri pairings from
Lots of new and ciders. Slushies too.
Sunday, May 31st from 2-4p.m

Plants that bite back Yes please.Join us for a Drink and Think afternoon with author and nurseryman Kenny Coogan, diving...
05/18/2026

Plants that bite back Yes please.

Join us for a Drink and Think afternoon with author and nurseryman Kenny Coogan, diving into Venus flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants, and more.

Admission is 5 dollars and benefits the International Carnivorous Plant Society.
We will have our full cider and wine menu plus NA options for kids and non drinkers.
Shop carnivorous plants after the talk and get Kenny’s tips to keep them happy.

Come sip something delicious and go home with a plant that eats bugs so you do not have to.

Saturday, May 23 - 1 to 3 pm
Sign up: https://www.botanistandbarrel.com/store/p/catchandsip-carnivorous-plants-at-botanist-barrel

Schedule is out! Not Another Music Festival is coming up fast and you are going to want this on your calendar.It is an ...
05/16/2026

Schedule is out!

Not Another Music Festival is coming up fast and you are going to want this on your calendar.

It is an intimate spring music night on the farm with four live acts, laid back Cedar Grove vibes, wood fired style pizza, and plenty to drink. Wine, beer, cider, and good non alcoholic options too.

Tickets are limited
15 adults
10 kids ages 6 to 12
Kids 5 and under are free

Mark your calendars. It is not just another Sunday.






Ticket link in bio.

our new releases just dropped and the lineup is unhinged in the best way.Sugar Hollow is butterscotch orchard joy with H...
05/15/2026

our new releases just dropped and the lineup is unhinged in the best way.

Sugar Hollow is butterscotch orchard joy with Hickory Nut Gap. Merlot Pet Nat is juicy, crisp, and giving Lambrusco. Queen Bee is muscadine, blueberry, honey, and mood. Still Blushing is pink, tart, and dangerously easy.

Asheville folks, taste all 4 Friday or catch Jack at the Hickory Nut Gap barn dance Saturday.

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Two ciders entered. Two medals earned. 🍎🏆We’re excited to share that at the Cidercraft Magazine Awards:🥇 Foragers Deligh...
05/12/2026

Two ciders entered. Two medals earned. 🍎🏆

We’re excited to share that at the Cidercraft Magazine Awards:

🥇 Foragers Delight received a Platinum Medal — the highest award in its category
🥈 Sugar Hollow Daybreak — our collaboration with Hickory Nut Gap Farm (also brought home Silver medal).

These are the kinds of ciders we love making most: orchard-driven, native-fermented, deeply Appalachian, and built from fruit grown by people we know personally.

If you’ve been meaning to try them, now’s the time. Both are drinking beautifully right now and Sugar Hollow Daybreak is being released just this week!

Come grab a bottle at either location this week or ship one to your door while it lasts. 🍾

Address

105 Persimmon Hill Lane
Cedar Grove, NC
27231

Opening Hours

Thursday 1pm - 6pm
Friday 1pm - 7pm
Saturday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+19196447777

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