5 Facts About Tennessee Wine
Categories: Events, Nine Lakes Wine Country, Wine Festivals
- East Tennessee is Tennessee Wine Country, with more wineries and vineyards (33 and growing!) than any other part of the state. Many of them are near the Great Smoky Mountains, making a great destination for your next vacation!
- Many types of grapes grow well in Tennessee, especially native varietals such as America’s wild grape, the Muscadine! Other profitable vines include Cayuga White, Vidal Blanc and Chambourcin, yielding an estimated $3,300 to $4,900 per acre, according to a University of Tennessee study.
- Grapes are one of the fastest growing segment of agriculture in Tennessee, increasing by 56 percent 2007 and 2012 and employing 464 people in 2015.
- Hard apple cider is a wine! Yes, in Tennessee, wineries can make and label their apple wines as hard ciders… it’s the fermented juice of a fruit.
- Taste one hundred wines and ciders at Nine Lakes Wine Festival, May 17-19 just outside Knoxville at Melton Lake Park, Oak Ridge.
