Chattooga Belle Farm

What Chattooga Belle Farm does

Chattooga Belle Farm is a privately held, vertically integrated 200-acre working farm, distillery, and event venue located in Long Creek, South Carolina, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains adjacent to the Chattooga River. Founded in 2009 and operating with 11-50 employees, the company operates more than ten distinct revenue streams, including the Chattooga Belle Farm Distillery (the first legal distillery in Oconee County, producing bourbon, vodka, gin, brandy, and rum from farm-grown fruit), Belle's Bistro (a farm-to-table restaurant open Thursday through Sunday), a farm store, a feed and hardware store in Westminster, SC, a produce stand in West Union, SC opened in Fall 2023, an 18-hole disc golf course, a U-Pick fruit operation spanning dozens of varieties, on-farm lodging (tiny homes, RV sites, camping cabin, lakeside deck), and an event barn hosting weddings and corporate events for up to 300 guests. The company also raises grass-fed Black Angus beef using pasture-rotation practices and grows the fruit that feeds its spirits production.

The business model is purely direct-to-consumer and transactional, with revenue derived from per-event wedding packages ($4,250-$6,850 for venue-only; all-inclusive Bronze through Platinum tiers for 50-200 guests), per-night lodging ($40-$55), per-pound U-Pick fruit ($2.50-$3.75), per-bottle and per-barrel spirits sales, restaurant checks, and ticketed events such as Farm to Table dinners ($98.95/adult) and Wine Run 5K races. Distribution occurs through on-site farm locations, third-party booking platforms (Airbnb, Hipcamp), RunSignUp for races, and a community-led marketing approach that leverages regional tourism around the Chattooga River, waterfalls, and Blue Ridge Mountains. Distribution channels include Facebook and Instagram for organic social, plus partnerships with local vendors such as Currahee Brewing, Currahee Vineyards, and the Seneca FFA High School Chapter.

The customer base is geographically concentrated in the Southeast United States and composed of long-tail individual consumers, wedding parties, tourists, and local residents rather than enterprise accounts. Strategic moats include the regulatory first-mover status of being Oconee County's only legal distillery, award-winning spirits (2017 Washington Cup awards for Oconee Belle and Dark Sky Vodka), a hard-to-replicate scenic location, and vertical integration that captures margin across the farm-to-bottle value chain. The company has no disclosed outside funding, no AI/ML technology stack, and no patents, reflecting a family-run lifestyle business model scaled through operational diversification rather than technology leverage.

Name

Chattooga Belle Farm

Legal name

Chattooga Belle Farm

Website

https://chattoogabellefarm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chattooga Belle Farm is a 200-acre working farm, distillery, and event venue in Long Creek, South Carolina, offering farm-to-table dining, craft spirits, weddings, lodging, U-Pick fruit, and agritourism experiences to individual consumers, tourists, and wedding parties in the Southeast U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agritourism and Farm Hospitality

NAICS

Other Animal Production (1129)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Farmers’ Markets & Farm Stands (Fresh Food) (CRAHAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Farmstay B&Bs & Agritourism Inns (THAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Agritourism experiences
• Craft distillery spirits
• Wedding venue hosting
• Farm-to-table dining
• U-pick fruit operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Belle's Bistro: Restaurant serving locally sourced food. Open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-2pm. Offers catering services for events and venue rentals for private parties up to 60 guests.
2. Distillery Sales: On-site distillery producing whiskey, vodka, gin, brandy, and rum from farm-grown fruit. Offers tours and tastings. Sells barrel-aged spirits. Products include Uncle Sam's Bourbon, Spirit of Oconee, Run Boys Run, Rogers Rangers Rum, Oconee Belle, Musca Shine, Kwalusia, Dark Sky Vodka, Carolina Spice, Camp Fire, Block And Tackle, Apple A Gin, and Amber Elixir Honey Whiskey.
3. Wedding and Event Services: Wedding venue rentals with all-inclusive packages (Bronze, Emerald, Silver, Gold, Platinum tiers) and venue-only options. Corporate events, rehearsal dinners, and special events. Includes catering, bar service, photography, florist, DJ services depending on package.
4. Farm Store Retail: Retail store selling jams, jellies, salsas, preserves, butters, pickles, hot sauces, BBQ sauces, clothing, local honey, wine, candy, and fresh fruit. Also sells all-natural grass-fed Black Angus beef by the cut. Eight types of wine made with farm fruit.
5. Produce Stand: Produce stand opened Fall 2023 in West Union, SC (Ingles Shopping Plaza). Offers local vegetables, fruits, honey, dairy products, baked goods.
6. Feed, Hardware & Roadside Market: Hardware store on Highway 76 offering livestock feed, pet food, chicken feed, gardening supplies, fencing, automotive essentials, electrical/plumbing supplies, building materials, and propane fill station. Also sells fresh produce including peaches.
7. Hospitality - Camping and Stays: On-farm accommodations including RV sites with full hookups ($55/night) and partial hookups ($40/night), camping cabin ($55/night), lakeside camping deck ($40/night), and tiny home rentals (Llama Lodge, Chicken Coop). 10-day maximum for RV sites.
8. U-Pick Fruit Operations: Seasonal u-pick operations with dozens of fruit varieties including apples, peaches, muscadines, scuppernongs, table grapes, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, persimmons, paw paws, Asian pears, figs. Pricing at $3.75/lb for blueberries, $2.50/lb for peaches.
9. Disc Golf: 18-hole disc golf course with mountain views, elevation changes, and water hazards. $3/game or $25/annual pass with unlimited games. Also sells INNOVA discs.
10. Special Events and Festivals: Annual events including Farm to Table dinners ($98.95/ticket), Wine Run 5K races, Spring Fling Festival with vendors, arts, music, food and drinks. Events feature local vendors and partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chattooga Belle Farm operates a 200-acre working farm, distillery, and event barn in Long Creek, South Carolina. The company grows fruit, raises grass-fed Black Angus beef, distills farm-grown fruit into craft spirits, and sells products and experiences across its farm store, bistro, wedding/event venue, U-Pick operations, on-farm lodging, and hardware store. It serves individual consumers, event hosts, and local community members through direct-to-consumer retail, on-site hospitality, and seasonal agritourism.

Product overview

Chattooga Belle Farm is a 200-acre working farm, distillery, and event venue located in Long Creek, South Carolina, offering a diversified portfolio of products and services. The core offerings include: Belle's Bistro (farm-to-table restaurant), the Distillery (producing award-winning whiskeys, vodkas, gins, and brandies from farm-grown fruit), and the Farm Store (selling canned goods, wine, local honey, and all-natural Black Angus beef). Additional revenue streams include wedding venue rental with all-inclusive packages (Bronze through Platinum), event hosting (Farm to Table dinners, Wine Run 5K, festivals), U-Pick fruit operations, farm stay accommodations (tiny homes, RV sites, camping), the Feed & Hardware Store, a Produce Stand location, and an 18-hole disc golf course. The integrated nature of the farm—growing fruit, distilling it on-site, raising cattle, and hosting events—creates multiple touchpoints for customer engagement across hospitality, retail, and agritourism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Belle's Bistro: Farm-to-table restaurant serving locally sourced food, open Wednesday through Sunday 11am-2pm, with catering services for events and weddings.
• Chattooga Belle Farm Distillery

Products and services

• Belle's Bistro Farm-to-table restaurant serving locally sourced food with mountain views; offers dine-in service Wednesday-Sunday 11am-2pm plus catering services for events and private dining for up to 60 guests. For consumers seeking local food experiences.
• Chattooga Belle Farm Distillery First legal distillery in Oconee County, SC, producing whiskey, vodka, gin, brandy, and rum from fruit grown on the farm. Offers on-site tours, tastings, and bottle sales. For individual consumers and spirits enthusiasts visiting the farm.
• Farm Store Retail store on the farm selling jams, jellies, salsas, preserves, local honey, wine, candy, fresh fruit, canned goods, hot sauces, BBQ sauces, clothing, and all-natural grass-fed Black Angus beef by the cut. For individual consumers and gift shoppers.
• Wedding Venue and Event Packages Scenic mountain farm wedding and event venue with all-inclusive packages (Bronze, Emerald, Silver, Gold, Platinum tiers plus Ultimate) and venue-only options. Serves 50 to 300 guests including catering, bar service, photography, florist, and DJ. For couples and corporate event planners.
• Event Calendar and Hosting (Farm to Table Dinners, Festivals, Wine Run 5K) Year-round event hosting including Farm to Table dinners ($98.95/ticket), Wine Run 5K races, Spring Fling Festival with local vendors, and live music at the distillery. For individual consumers and local community.
• U-Pick Fruit Operations Seasonal on-farm U-Pick fruit operations offering dozens of varieties including apples, peaches, muscadines, scuppernongs, table grapes, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, persimmons, paw paws, Asian pears, and figs. Priced by the pound. For individual consumers and families.
• Farm Stay Accommodations On-farm lodging including tiny home rentals (Llama Lodge, Chicken Coop), RV sites with full and partial hookups, lakeside camping deck, camping cabin (Monk's Corner), and primitive camping. Bookable via direct channels and Airbnb/Hipcamp. For RV travelers, campers, and glampers.
• Feed, Hardware & Roadside Market Hardware store in Westminster, SC on Highway 76 offering livestock feed, pet food, chicken feed, lawn and garden supplies, fencing, automotive essentials, electrical and plumbing supplies, building materials, propane fill station, and fresh seasonal produce. For local farmers and rural residents.
• Produce Stand Produce stand in West Union, SC (Ingles Shopping Plaza) selling local vegetables, fruits, honey, dairy products, and baked goods. Opened Fall 2023. For local community and consumers seeking fresh farm goods.
• Disc Golf Course 18-hole disc golf course featuring Blue Ridge Mountain views with elevation changes and water hazards. $3 per game or $25 annual pass for unlimited games. INNOVA discs available for purchase. For individual visitors and outdoor recreation enthusiasts.

Quantifiable outcome

• First legal distillery in Oconee County, SC
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Currahee BrewingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured vendor at Farm to Table 2026 event. Local brewery participating in farm events and festivals.
• Currahee VineyardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured vendor at Farm to Table 2026 event. Local vineyard participating in farm events.
• Seneca FFA High School ChapterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured participant at Farm to Table 2026 event. Agricultural education partnership with local FFA chapter.
• RunSignUpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRace registration platform for Wine Run 5K events. Ticketing partner for annual running events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blackberry Farm: Luxury working-farm resort in Walland, TN combining fine-dining restaurants, on-site brewery/distillery, weddings, farm stays, and curated experiences. Operates as a vertically integrated agritourism destination at significantly larger scale, but with the same diversified farm-to-table / lodging / events template as Chattooga Belle.
• Fearrington House: Country inn and event venue in Pittsboro, NC built around a small working farm, with on-site restaurant, weddings, and curated retail. Closely comparable in combining farm-based products, scenic wedding/event hosting, and farm-to-table dining at a similar premium positioning.
• Mount Defiance Distillery: Estate-grown craft distillery in Middleburg, VA producing whiskey and brandy from on-property fruit and grain. Direct vertical-integration comparable, serving the same agritourism-adjacent craft-spirits customer.
• Smooth Ambler Spirits: Craft distillery in Maxwelton, WV producing bourbon, rye, gin, and vodka with on-site tasting room. Comparable regional craft-spirits operator with a tourism-driven direct-to-consumer model, though without Chattooga Belle's broader farm/agritourism overlay.
• Copper Fox Distillery: Whiskey producer in Sperryville, VA that grows and malts its own grain on-site for farm-to-bottle spirits. Comparable vertical integration from estate-grown raw materials to bottled spirits, and similarly pairs distillation with a tasting-room tourism experience.

Regional players

• Wilderness Trail Distillery: Kentucky craft distillery producing bourbon, rye, vodka, and rum with a strong tourism and tasting-room component. Comparable craft-spirits operator with on-site retail/tours, but anchored in bourbon heritage rather than estate-grown fruit.

Emerging players

• Stonewall Farms: Virginia farm offering U-Pick fruit, on-site events, weddings, and a farm store. Comparable small-scale agritourism operator with overlapping U-Pick, wedding, and farm-retail revenue mix in a similar Appalachian-region tourist corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Belle Meade Plantation: Historic Nashville estate offering weddings, on-site restaurant/retail, and ticketed tours. Comparable combination of scenic venue, hospitality, weddings, and farm/heritage retail, though operating at significantly larger tourism scale and without the on-site distillery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ChattoogaBelleFarm
• Instagraminstagram.com/chattooga_belle_farm
• Xx.com/chattoogabelle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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