Top 4 Wineries to Visit in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge is heaven for wine lovers. You’ll find everything from Tennessee’s traditional sweet fruit wines, to Italian-style vino, to classic whites and reds made from native Southern grapes. Get busy tasting and touring, with this guide to four of Pigeon Forge’s top wineries.

1. Mountain Valley Winery

Specializing in fruit wines, Mountain Valley produces 200 varieties including watermelon wine, rhubarb wine, and Red Velvet–they promise it tastes like a slice of cake! The winery offers tastings, plus private tours and tastings, and wine and cheese in its Grape Escape Lounge. 

2. Hillside Winery

Sip wine on the patio at Hillside Winery, where the specialties are Italian-style wines and sparkling wines. The winery boasts that 85 percent of the fruit it uses is Tennessee-grown. Try a glass of Pinot Grigio, one of Hillside’s standouts. If you favor fruity flavor, go for Black and Blue, a blackberry-blueberry wine that’s been Hillside’s best-selling product for the past 15 years. 

3. Apple Barn Winery

This riverside winery crafts wine with a twist: Instead of using grapes, these vintners use locally grown apples. Wines include apples blended with other fruits, including peach, raspberry or blueberry. Want to take home an unusual wine as a souvenir? Pick Raccoon Red, a tangy-sweet marriage of blackberries, watermelon and pomegranate. 

4. Bootleggers Homemade Wine

The Bootleggers are two sisters who produce small-batch fruit wines. Try wines made from native Southern grapes, muscadine and scuppernong. Blackberry, strawberry, and peach wines fill the air with ripe fruit aromas as soon as you draw the cork. A spicy red table wine and a smooth white table wine complement meals perfectly. Visiting Bootleggers is easy, because it’s located in The Island, Pigeon Forge’s popular entertainment destination. 

5. Try The Wine Trail

Experience a curated trip through Tennessee wine country on the Rocky Top Wine Trail. Explore five wineries and cideries, all near Pigeon Forge. You choose: Drive yourself on a self-guided tour with the wine trail’s free map, or book a VIP shuttle tour, where your guide does the driving. Join the trail’s Wine Club for discounts and free tastings. 

Buy your favorite wines and take them back to your luxurious Pigeon Forge vacation cabin. Pour a glass to sip while you relax in a rocking chair on the deck. This is living! Reserve your cabin in Pigeon Forge today.