Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest – Save the Date
The WNC Cheese Trail will host the second annual Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville NC from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. The family-friendly festival includes hands-on activities for kids and adults, demonstrations, cheese and beer pairings, workshops, vendors and cheesemakers. The first annual festival held in 2016 attracted over 1700 attendees.
The Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest advances the mission of the WNC Cheese Trail, a 501 c6 non-profit organization that promotes the production and sale of local cheese, facilitates consumer education and encourages tourism to the region. The festival will highlight WNC Cheese Trail cheesemakers and members with numerous opportunities for festival goers to learn more about, taste and purchase local, artisan cheeses. The festival aims to connect the attendees to the local cheese making community.
The festival will also include a wide variety of producers from the industry such as bread and crackers, meats, pickles and jams. Festival attendees can sample and purchase cheeses, speak with cheesemakers, attend workshops, observe demos on cheese making, cheese pairings, and cooking demonstrations using local cheeses.
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