Tennessee Homemade Wines
Gatlinburg, Tennessee · Handcrafted fruit wines
Sweet, fruit-forward wines made with Tennessee-grown fruit — a best-selling blackberry, a barrel-aged series, and an Experimental Series that has run to peanut butter and jelly. Taste your way through before you pick a bottle.
Tennessee Homemade Wines has been pouring sweet, Southern-style fruit wines in the Smokies since 2014. If you like your wine fruity and easy to drink, this is the place to start.
Wines are made with local fruit and Southern recipes, and tastings are free at both tasting rooms. One is right on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg, and the other is at Tanger Outlets in Sevierville. Stop in, sip a few, and find a bottle to take back to your cabin.
Sweet wines made the Southern way
Most of the menu leans sweet and fruit-forward, so it's an easy stop for first-time wine tasters as well as anyone who already knows they love a sweet pour. The staff walk you through the lineup and help you find a favorite. There's no pressure, just Southern hospitality and a good time.
Wines to try
Blackberry
The fan favorite. It's made with real blackberries and tastes like summer in a glass: sweet and jammy, with plenty of fruit.
Great Niagara
A bright, sweet white with a crisp grape flavor. It's a great pick if you prefer white wine to red.
Proper Peach
Soft, juicy peach flavor with a Southern touch. It's perfect for sipping on a cabin deck.
Strawberry and muscadine
Strawberry wine is a sweet, nostalgic classic, and the Tennessee muscadine wine shows off the South's own native grape.
The menu changes from time to time with seasonal and new releases, so ask what's pouring during your visit.
Two places to taste
643 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 412-1030
The Gatlinburg tasting room is open daily, right on the Parkway in downtown Gatlinburg and a short walk from Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. Downtown parking fills up fast on busy weekends, so the Gatlinburg Trolley is an easy way to get there.
1645 Parkway, Suite 950, Sevierville, TN 37862
(865) 409-5012
The Sevierville tasting room is inside Tanger Outlets and shares space with its sister brand, Tennessee Cider Company. You can sample wine and hard cider in one stop between shopping trips.
Part of the Gatlinburg Wine Trail
Tennessee Homemade Wines is a stop on the Gatlinburg Wine Trail. Several other tasting rooms are a short walk away on the Parkway, including Smokin Banjo Wine Company for sparkling wines and ciders. Our guide to Gatlinburg wineries covers every stop and how to plan your route.
Tips for your visit
Bring your ID — tastings are for guests 21 and older, so have a valid ID with you.
Take some home — you can buy bottles in the tasting rooms, and the winery's wine club ships favorites to your door after your trip.
Make it a wine afternoon — pair a stop here with the other Parkway tasting rooms. Everything is close enough to walk between.
Frequently asked questions
Are tastings free?
Yes. Both the Gatlinburg and Sevierville tasting rooms offer free tastings.
Where is Tennessee Homemade Wines in Gatlinburg?
It's at 643 Parkway, on the main strip in downtown Gatlinburg.
Is there a location near Pigeon Forge?
The Sevierville tasting room at Tanger Outlets is just up the Parkway from Pigeon Forge and the closest location to it.
Where can I buy Tennessee Homemade Wines?
You can buy bottles at either tasting room, or join the winery's wine club to have bottles shipped to you.
What kind of wine do they make?
Mostly sweet fruit wines made with local fruit and Southern recipes, like Blackberry, Great Niagara, Proper Peach, and Strawberry.
Wine tasting is even better when your cabin is close by. Our Gatlinburg cabins keep you near the Parkway's tasting rooms, and our Sevierville cabins put you close to Tanger Outlets. Couples can browse our honeymoon cabins, and groups can relax in one of our hot tub cabins with a new favorite bottle.