Out of the Blue

A cute little shop in downtown Blue Ridge. If you are in the mood to buy any kitchen supplies or wine, this is a great little shop to look around at.
The number 1 reason why I come here is to look at their umbrella selection. They hang all their design on the ceiling, so you can see what each design looks like opened up. They have several famous painting, like Starry Night, as well as random other cute designs. Get an umbrella here… I love the 3 I bought. :)

What a gem of a store in downtown Blue Ridge. If you love any or all of the following: wine, beer, cheese, kitchen gadgets, great people… then this is a place that you want to visit! Sarah is one of the most fun and entertaining people you’ll meet in Blue Ridge, guaranteed. She knows wine and helped us pick out a couple of great bottles. I’m a recent transplant from the Pacific Northwest, and was thrilled to see the great beer selection as well. I can’t wait to go back with my growler and get some. Cheers!

My wife and I strolled in earlier in the day and talked to the owner and sales associate. She recommended a couple of wines for our tastes and we said we would come back later in the day so we wouldn’t have it sitting in a hot car. We returned later that afternoon and picked up a Moscato Asti, Harvest fruit blend, a growler of beer and two different cracker spreads. Wonderful small town store with gracious hosts and wonderful conversation. We will be certain to return before heading home.
Well, we were so impressed with our Moscato, we came back in two days later and bought another bottle to take home!

Craft beer people… stop here for a growler! Owners are kind and gracious people! Owner helped me for about 25 minutes, finding a good beer to take home and talking about all local beer breweries and events! Great find!

I enjoy looking around this great store. It has unique items for your kitchen, wines, and beer on tap that they hand bottle for you to take home from local breweries. I am not a huge beer drinker but I tried a few that they pour and I left with two of the refillable bottles. She will let you sample them before buying. It may sound pricey for beer but it has a fresh and crisp taste that I really enjoyed. You have to buy your first bottles to take home but when you return for a refill just bring back your bottle and they will refill in a new sterilized bottle. There are two sizes available. My mom was with me and she does not like beer but she liked one they had very much. I can’t remember the name but it was the highest alcohol content of 11%. Very smooth and also aged in old Jim Beam barrels. Slight sweet hint too it too. I, of course, bought this one!
I came very close to the stores closing time. I will go in much earlier next time so I can explore the wines as well. Just remember when you are visiting the Ga. mountains…
most of the stores are small, family owned businesses. They do not stay open late to many city standards. Most shops are closed between five and six o clock. I think this is awesome. They need to be home with they’re family too. It just tells me they cherish quality home time too.
I almost forgot, the owner just told me they are adding a wine and beer monthly club/​tasting events real soon. Ill definitely be there for one of those!
There are many shops to stop in and this is definitely one of my regular stops for sure.
ENJOY!

The customer service here is AWESOME. My husband actually INSISTS we stop in here on each trip to Blue Ridge AND make a purchase because we believe in supporting entrepreneurs who get it right … And this shop does. Love the craft beers and the wine selection is terrific. Can’t say enough nice things about Sarah and her staff. It’s crowded and there is good reason why :)

I’m probably not considered a real shopper for a female but when I’m in Blue Ridge you wouldn’t know that. I adore this shop in particular. Sarah is like gold to me. Their wine and cheese or honey tasting is a hit. I’ve spent much money on cheap wine that I didn’t like but Sarah can get me hooked on a new wine that suits us perfectly. Tell her what you like and don’t like and that girls got ya figured out. Cute kitchen stuff like luncheon plates that look like paper plates with bubble bees on them, oh the compliments I get. The guy there, BT maybe? is a nut. We always laugh and have a good time. I hit them up first day in town for wine & the last day for refills on the growlers of unique beer to bring back to our son.

Places like this are what make Blue Ridge such a special community. Down-​home, comfy, Southern feel with a big-​city inventory of neat wines – each, seemingly, with an interesting story.

Some neat stuff here. The concept of buying kitchen stuff and wine in a tourist town seems strange to me, but it apparently appeals to lots of people, as the shop was pretty busy.
We bought some Sam Adams beer that I had never seen and some snacky-​type foods. There’s a variety of wines, cheeses, crackers, oils, etc. here. Also, the previously-​mentioned kitchen stuff and some decorative things, such as hand-​painted tureens.
The staff was friendly and helpful. I imagine that I’d pop in again to see what they have, but driving to the mountains to buy over-​priced stuff in a store seems like a curious activity… that might be because I’m a dude, though. I generally don’t go shopping unless I need something, then I go where they have it, buy it, and leave. Going shopping for the sake of shopping is akin a proctological exam, in my worldview.

Food = 4 (Sweetgrass dairy cheeses, lot’s of nice beers and wine too)
Price = 3
Experience = 4

Good food, good drink, but so claustrophobically overstuffed, I usually just peek and then wait outside.

while visiting blue ridge this weekend, we wandered into another wine place to sample and hopefully buy some wine to take back to our cabin. after being treated very rudely at another place on main st we came here (our server at harvest on main suggested) so glad we did! I asked about wine tasting she was sampling two one chocolate the other a nice red, i asked about the out of the blue coffee and was allowed to sample that as well, it was incredible! also bought some cheese, left feeling a whole lot better about blue ridge since my first experience down the street. I felt like julia roberts in pretty woman, i wanted to to go back and show my big bag to the other folks who were so nasty… these folks were warm and the shop was lovely and inviting… i would gladly return and will have to so do soon the paradise coffee is the best ive ever had!!!