Asheville 2009 Official Visitor Guide - (Page 10) more than a mansion Sample award-winning wines and see how they’re made at Biltmore’s winery, where you can peek in the fermentation and bottling rooms, stroll through the cellars, watch cooking demonstrations and shop in the winery’s expansive gift store. what to do PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BILTMORE COMPANY Most visits to Biltmore start with a tour of the Biltmore House, but they don’t have to end there. The awe-inspiring, 255-room mansion may be the centerpiece of the 8,000-acre estate, but there’s much more to explore here. Then get a sense of what life was like at Biltmore in the 1900s at interpretive River Bend Farm. Wagon tours, craft demonstrations, farmyard animals and ice-cream cones from the creamery are just a part of the fun. Biltmore also offers guided garden walks, carriage tours, bike riding, behind-the-scenes tours of mansion rooms not open to the public and a rooftop tour that affords spectacular views of the estate. “ That Asheville … there is something very special going on there. GASTRONOMIE-SF.COM (2007) ” 10 http://www.exploreasheville.com/what-to-do/historic-attractions--museums/index.aspx
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