5.2.2025. S14:E18

Rick Riddle on Prohibition and TN Agriculture, The Tennessee Whiskey Experience at Southern Skies

Prohibition and how it affected TN Agriculture – the hard numbers of how Tennessee Vineyards are an important part of our state’s economy, and how vineyards preserve the family farm. Our guest is Rick Riddle – Co-Owner of The Winery at Seven Springs in Maynardville, TN, in Union County.

TN Whiskey Experience. As part of the Southern Skies Musical Festival, Saturday, May 10th, from 2 – 5 p.m., The TN Whiskey Experience, a new collaboration with the TN Distillers Guild will bring the top distilleries from across the state to Knoxville during the Southern Skies Music Festival. The distillers will be there if you would like to learn more about the art of distilling, barrel aging, and the history and growth of each distillery. This takes place at a private tasting tent on the North end of the Festival Lawn with comfortable seating, shade, and a bar. Each participating distillery will do its own tastings and bottle sales for you to take home after the music show. This is a ticketed experience with tickets purchased in addition to the Southern Skies Music Festival tickets. You must purchase either a general admission or VIP ticket to the festival in order to also purchase a ticket for the TN Whiskey Experience. More information Southernskiesmusicfestival.com/tickets

Links:

The Winery at Seven Springs https://www.winerysevenspringsfarm.com/

The Tennessee Whiskey Experience Southernskiesmusicfestival.com/tickets

Today, we are setting the table with Bluegrass music and food associated with Easter.

We visit with three guests:

Evie Andrus, Founder of the East TN Bluegrass Association. She will let us know about this association, and also the 3rd annual College Bluegrass Band Showcase at the Pellissippi State Community College - Strawberry Plains Campus - Saturday, April 26th, beginning at 11 am. A Free Event with college bluegrass ensembles from Pellissippi State Community College and the University of Tennessee. Admission is free and they will have food trucks and activities for children. Bring a folding chair. In the event inclement weather the performances will move indoors.
We also hear from Karen Zorio who used to run a bake shop in Maryville Tennessee on the topic of hot cross buns and she will share her recipe. Karen was also one of the first vendors at the Maryville Farmer's Market with prepared foods. She was an early supporter of the market.
And Aliceson Bales of Bales Farm on Greeneville Tennessee shares some history on the deviled egg and her Mother’s deviled egg recipe.

Links: Bluegrass Showcase
https://www.facebook.com/EastTNBluegrassAssociation/photos/hear-the-future-of-bluegrass-music-as-we-host-our-3rd-annual-college-bluegrass-b/984198613865514/?_rdr

Bales Farm Balesfarmstn.com

To get in touch with Karen Zorio for meals, cakes or baking for special ocassions - KarenZorio@gmail.com