About Mill Bridge Winery
Mill Bridge Winery sits in the Old Mill historic district of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on the bank of the Little Pigeon River at 3331 South River Road. It describes itself as the newest addition to that historic district, and it operates as a satellite tasting room for Hillside Winery, sharing its riverside building with the Mill Bridge Hard Cider Company. The two brands run side by side, so a single stop covers both the wine list and the cider taps.
The pour list mixes Tennessee wine styles with house made hard cider. Wines include Millstone, a dry and crisp white, the sweet Concord blend Mountain Falls, and the limited blueberry Indian Summer. On the cider side the house presses roughly 80 percent locally sourced fruit into flavors such as Farmhouse Cider, Apple Blueberry and Apple Pomegranate, alongside honey and lemon Iconic Tonic and the blueberry and apple Cider House Blues. Tastings are free and self guided, generally four wines plus a cider of your choice, and there is cider by the glass, cider flights, mulling spiced cider in winter and cider slushies when it is hot. Artisanal cheese and crackers are available, and seating splits between an indoor room and a patio with views of the river and the Smokies.
The winery is a walkable stop from the rest of the Old Mill district, so it pairs easily with a meal or a stroll. Hours reported by the Pick Tennessee Products listing run Sunday through Thursday 10 am to 7 pm and Friday and Saturday 10 am to 8 pm from January through April, extending to 10 am to 8 pm and 10 am to 9 pm from May through December, though other listings show an 11 am open, so the exact opening time varies by source. No reservation is needed for a self guided tasting, but the VIP wine tour experience does require one, and the phone is 865-366-1664. Please confirm current hours, tasting terms and tour availability with the winery before you go.
