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Blackberry Farm, Walland — Private Estate Fly-Fishing & Wine Cellar, TN

Destination: Blackberry Farm, Walland, TennesseeNights: 4Group: 616Season: April, May, June, September, October, NovemberEstimated: $7,500–$12,000 per person

Four days on 4,200 acres of private estate in the foothills of the Great Smokies, where the ritual begins with a private fly-fishing clinic on the property's stocked trout streams with Foothills Guild instructors, then a sommelier-led descent into the 35,000-bottle cellar beneath the Barn at Blackberry. Chef John Fleer's kitchen — Michelin-starred, ingredient-obsessed — opens for a hands-on pasta workshop and multi-course dinners sourced from the farm's gardens and surrounding valleys. Mornings dissolve into the spa's thermal pools and stone massage rooms; evenings gather around the great hall's fireplace with wines pulled from the cellar, the kind of silence that comes from being held by land and intention.

What she'll do

Spa Day

Fishing

Wine Tour

Cooking Class

Where she sleeps

  • · Blackberry Farm

Where she eats

  • · The Barn at Blackberry

Questions

Can we do the fly-fishing if we've never cast before?
Yes — Foothills Guild instructors meet you where you are, and the estate's private streams are forgiving. By day two, you'll feel the muscle memory settle into your shoulders.
What's the spa situation like?
Thermal pools fed by mountain springs, stone massage rooms, and treatments designed around the farm's own botanicals. You can book back-to-back or drift between the pools and the library.
How does the wine cellar tour work?
The head sommelier guides you through 35,000 bottles organized by region and vintage, pulling selections for tastings in the cellar's tasting room. It's educational without pretense — you'll leave understanding what you actually like.

Ready to book the story?

Five quick questions, then we build the full itinerary — lodging, daily schedule, dining, bars, the group-chat message — and drop you into a Trip Room you can share with the crew.