Black Sheep Restaurant

Black Sheep is the crown jewel of Blue Ridge dining, housed in the historic Butt House circa 1914, and its Wine Spectator-recognized wine list is the reason. The by-the-glass lineup runs roughly 30 selections: Torresella Prosecco ($13), Chandon Brut ($17), Kim Crawford and Joel Gott Sauvignon Blancs ($16 each), Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc ($13), Frog's Leap and Sea Sun by Caymus Chardonnays ($16/$14), Whispering Angel Rosé ($13), Daou Cabernet ($17), Bonanza by Caymus Cab ($16), Meiomi and Four Graces Pinot Noirs ($12/$15), Ruffino Chianti Riserva ($14), 1000 Stories Zinfandel ($16), and Red Schooner Malbec ($16). The red blends include Sans Liège "The Offering" ($17) and Faithful Hound ($16).

This is where Black Sheep separates from every other restaurant in the North Georgia mountains. Caymus Cabernet ($165), Nickel & Nickel ($190), Far Niente Cabernet ($335) and Chardonnay ($110), Shafer "One Point Five" ($205), Jordan ($118), Cakebread Cabernet ($150) and Sauvignon Blanc ($75), Veuve Clicquot ($130/$200 Rosé), Taittinger ($90), Bollinger Special Cuvée ($190), Guado al Tasso ($240), Tignanello ($250), Allegrini Amarone ($125), Domaine Serene "Evenstad" Pinot Noir ($164), Belle Glos Pinot ($78), Château Montelena Chardonnay ($90), and Kistler Chardonnay ($105). The French whites include Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuissé, Domaine Delaporte Sancerre, J.P. & B. Droin Chablis, and Trimbach Gewürztraminer. This list belongs in Buckhead.

A Wine Spectator-recognized restaurant in a mountain town of 1,300 people with Tignanello, Far Niente, and Bollinger on the list. Two bars, a pet-friendly patio under a 200-year-old oak, and craft cocktails like the Smoky Sheep Old Fashioned. Black Sheep doesn't just have the best wine program in Blue Ridge. It has one of the best wine programs in North Georgia.