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Population 68,984

Major airport Asheville Regional, 15 minutes from downtown by car service ($30)

Number of shops that specialize in musical instruments 16

Number of North Carolina wineries 45 (7 more expected by the end of 2005)

Acres of vineyards in the state 1,500

New state nickname Organic StairMaster, because of the region's rugged terrain

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