2018 Made in the South Weekend

Amanda Shires and friends at the VIP Meet and Greet at Rebecca Darwin’s home before the Kickoff Concert.

From left: Bobby McAlpine, Susan Hable, Susan Sully, and Katharine Hable at the Meet and Greet.

Charleston Music Hall hosts Aaron Lee Tasjan and Amanda Shires at the Kickoff Concert.

G&G’s David DiBenedetto welcomes the crowd for a night of music.

Nashville’s Aaron Lee Tasjan opens the show.

Amanda Shires headlines the Kickoff Concert.

Amanda Shires on the violin.

River Boy plays live music during the Meet the Makers event at the G&G offices.

Mountain Valley Spring Water serves as the official water partner of the weekend.  

At the Meet the Makers event, guests mingle with the 2018 Made in the South Awards finalists to see, taste, and shop their products.

Miron Crosby boots from Dallas, Texas are a runner-up in this year’s style category.

Dustin Scott of Heart Wood Trade from Austin, Texas represents his landing nets, a runner-up in the outdoors category.

New Southern Revival Straight Bourbon Whiskey made with Jimmy Red corn by Charleston’s High Wire Distilling Co. was the overall winner of the 2018 Made in the South Awards.

Guests taste each product from the drinks category, such as Castle Hill Cider’s Levity Cider.

G&G’s style editor, Haskell Harris, hosts the style conversation with Laura Vinroot Poole and Stacy Smallwood.

The G&G Fieldshop is on display during the Meet the Makers event for guests to shop holiday favorites.

The G&G Fieldshop is stocked with bar essentials at the Made in the South Marketplace.

Guests mingle, eat and drink at the Meet the Maker events.

As the official partner of the 2018 Made in the South Weekend, Volvo’s S60 models are on display at the entrance of the G&G office.

The Saturday events also include pop-ups around the Cigar Factory, such as Tom Beckbe at Barrelli Barber.

Red Truck Bakery makes an appearance at Mercantile & Mash with cake tastings and a book signing by Brian Noyes.

On Saturday evening, G&G hosts an Awards Dinner at the historic Aiken-Rhett house in downtown Charleston.

Mixologist Miles Macquarrie creating his signature cocktail, the Ginger Daisy: Hat Trick gin, lime juice, ginger cordial, peach syrup, finished with a coriander tincture.

Rebecca Darwin, Winslow Hastie, Pierre Manigault, and Susan Kridler at the Awards Dinner.

Bradley Rhyne and Filipe Ho of Ole Mason Jar receive an award from G&G’s David DiBenedetto and Elizabeth Hutchison for being the overall style category winner.

Scott Blackwell and Ann Marshall of High Wire Distillery, the overall 2018 Made in the South Awards winner.

Chef Asha Gomez prepares the Awards Dinner meal, consisting of items such as shrimp veracruz tacos, chicken khao soi, daube provencal beef stew and more.

The dried fruit rice pilaf is served with the Daube Provençal Beef Stew.

Shrimp Veracruz tacos, finished with pumpkin seed tomatillo sauce.

The Awards Dinner celebrates the makers, judges, and spirit of the Made in the South Awards.

The dinner concludes with Asha’s three carrot spice cake with carrot halwa.

On Sunday, the Garden & Gun Club hosts a pop-up brunch at Henrietta’s, located at the Dewberry in Charleston.

Korean braised short rib hash with roasted Yukon gold potatoes, cilantro cream, and poached eggs.

The head chef of the Garden & Gun Club in Atlanta, chef Ann Kim, makes a guest appearance. .

The Bees Knees cocktail: antique gin, honey, and lemon.

The G&G Fieldshop hosts a pop-up of holiday favorites and Fieldshop classics, along with previous Made in the South winner products.

A Bloody Mary bar is set at the G&G Fieldshop with Charleston Bloody Mary Mix and proper southern garnishes, such as shrimp, pickled okra, bacon, and celery.

Leigh Magar of Madame Magar in Charleston brings an array of her indigo-dyed products.

Guests peruse the Fieldshop pop-up following the Sunday Brunch at the Dewberry.

Thank you to Volvo for being the official partner of the 2018 Made in the South Weekend!