Restaurants, Chefs, Cheesemongers, Retailers, and dedicated cheese enthusiasts can support the trail through membership. These members believe in local cheesemaking, small dairy farming, and the WNC Cheese Trail.  When visiting the area to visit local cheesemakers be sure to also support these businesses when shopping, dining, or looking for lodging, to further contribute to handmade cheese, small farms, and local dairy in Western North Carolina.  
 
Associate Members
Visit our associate members who distribute, sell, market and/or support local cheese. 
5 Walnut Cheese Bar,  Asheville, NC
The American Pig, Asheville, NC
Albemarle Inn, Asheville, NC
Blue Ghost Brewing, Fletcher, NC
​Bouchon, Asheville, NC
Burnsville Wine And..., Burnsville, NC
The Cheese Store of Asheville, Asheville, NC
Chestnut, Asheville, NC
Chop Shop Butchers, Asheville, NC
Corner Kitchen, Biltmore Village, Asheville,  NC
Erick's Cheese & Wine, Banner Elk, NC
Early Girl Eatery, Asheville, NC
Farm to Table Tours, Asheville, NC
Fermenti, Asheville, NC
The Historic Fields of Gold Farm,  Hendersonville NC **Goat Milk Gelato Maker**
Laughing Seed Cafe, Asheville, NC
​The Market Place, Asheville, NC
The Mast Farm Inn, Banner Elk, NC
Mosaic Realty, Asheville, NC
Mother Noble Gourmet Pimiento Cheese - find us on FB
Noble Cider, Asheville, NC
Orrmans Cheese Shop, Charlotte & Raleigh, NC
Princess Anne Hotel, Asheville NC
The Rhu, Asheville, NC
Roots & Branches Crackers, Swannanoa, NC
Roots & Fruits Market, Black Mountain, NC
Rustic Grape Wine Bar, Asheville, NC
Stone Soup Market & Cafe, Landrum, SC
Sunburst Market, Waynesville, NC
Turgua Brewing Co, Fairview, NC
Wine Sage & Gourmet, Hendersonville, NC

Affinity Members
Please be sure to include these members when you're out on the Trail!  Destination businesses on the trail in a complimentary industry.   
Addison Farms Vineyard, Leicester, NC
Hickory Nut Gap, Fairview NC 
Linville Falls Winery, Linville Falls, NC
Ripshin Goat Dairy, Lenoir, NC

Cheese Enthusiast
Any cheese lover who wants to support our efforts.
Jerry & Marilyn C. of Burnsville, NC
Gloria S. of Burnsville, NC
Pat D. of Black Mountain, NC
 
Corporate Sponsors
Thanks to the corporate support from these organizations
ASAP (Appalachain Sustainable Agriculture Project)
​North Carolina Department of Agriculture - Dairy Products Division
Interested in becoming a supporter of the WNC Cheese Trail? 
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