The tasting room is open April through Mid December. We are a small boutique winery in the Snowbird Mountains of North Carolina. We have a small vineyard that we use for wine in addition to purchased grapes locally.
The winery is located near the vineyard on the crest of a hill in the Snowbird Mountains of Cherokee County, NC. We opened the tasting room in downtown Andrews in May 2016. All of our wines are named for ferns. Kurt grows ferns from spores so FernCrest came into being.
We planted a small vineyard with Chardonel, Vidal Blanc and Cynthiana grape vines. Our first vintage was in 2013 with the Chardonel and Vidal Blanc winning Gold at the Wine Makers Magazine International Amateur Competition.
We won 5 medals in 2016 - 2 gold for the Vidal Blanc, 2 silver for the Chardonel and 1 silver for the Cynthiana. We won 2 medals in 2017 - 1 silver for our Cynthiana Rose and a bronze for our blackberry/blueberry wine.
Kurt has been making wine for many years and began using grapes and fruit in 2007.
We have 4 white wines and 3 red wines for tasting and sale. We create custom wine baskets for gifts and special occasions.
We sell retain Yellow Branch Creamery and High Mountain Meadows Creamery Cheeses and assorted crackers.
Look for our locals' night out events during the winter months.
Our logo is a family crest with the Snowbird Mountains on the top.
