Botanist & Barrel Asheville

Botanist & Barrel Asheville is the downtown tasting bar for Botanist & Barrel Cidery & Winery, which also makes DeFi Wines. It sits on Broadway Street in Asheville, and its website describes the tasting bar as a playful indoor space where everyone is welcome. The cidery and winery make ciders and wines from local fruit, such as heirloom apples, muscadines and blueberries, grown on its own farm or sourced from neighboring farms. According to the site, the drinks are wild-fermented, unfiltered, gluten-free and unpasteurized. The company also runs a winery and farm in Cedar Grove, with its own events and an Airbnb farm stay. The site says reservations are not needed for parties of seven or fewer. Bottles can be bought and shipped online, and the company offers cider and wine clubs, gift cards and an events calendar for Asheville.