5 Smoky Mountain Wines to Enjoy at Your Tennessee Tailgate

Football time in Tennessee calls for the ultimate celebration! There’s no better way to prepare to cheer on the Vols than by enjoying some Smoky Mountain wines at your Tennessee tailgate! Tennessee Homemade Wines is the place to stock up your cooler with wines that are sure to be the talk of your pre-game celebration outside of Neyland Stadium. Here are 5 Smoky Mountain wines to enjoy at your Tennessee tailgate:

1. Big Orange Sangria

Tennessee Homemade Wines has teamed up with Tennessee football legend Al Wilson to bring you the perfect wine for your Tennessee tailgate! Big Orange Sangria is a limited edition flavor created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Vols’ 1998 undefeated national championship squad, led by Wilson, a team captain. Citrus flavors merge with a pop of Big Orange flavor to create a wine that Vols fans everywhere can enjoy. Enjoy it served “Big Al’s Way,” over ice and topped with blackberries, strawberries, grapefruit and oranges. 

2. Great Niagara

Pre-games at your Tennessee tailgate call for one of the most popular of our Smoky Mountain wines! Great Niagara is made from fresh white grapes to create a unique combination of delicious flavors that dance around your tongue. This white wine provides an authentic taste of Gatlinburg that allows you to bring a touch of the Smokies to Knoxville! In fact, Great Niagara is one of the personal favorites of our winemakers at Tennessee Homemade Wines. 

3. Watermelon Crawl

Beat the heat of those early season games at Neyland Stadium with the refreshing taste of watermelon! Watermelon Crawl is a semi-sweet wine from our Experimental Series overflowing with those comforting flavors and aromas of watermelon that are sure to keep you refreshed. Not only is this wine tasty on its own, it makes an excellent choice to use in homemade cocktails. Combine Watermelon Crawl with soda water and some vodka and you’ll have one of the tastiest cocktails to sip on at your Tennessee tailgate. 

4. Strawberry Creme

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! As the aromas of strawberry soft serve ice cream in Strawberry Creme waft into the air, you won't be able to get enough of its strawberry milk taste! With flavors of tropical punch and bubble gum, this Experimental Series wine is essentially adult strawberry milk. Enjoy it chilled by the glass or use it to make some special cocktails. Save it for the end of your Tennessee tailgate to sip on with your favorite desserts. 

5. Double Berry

How do you elevate your tailgating experience? Double the berries! Double Berry features a flavorful combination of both blackberries and blueberries in a wine that’s sure to be a popular one at your tailgate outside of Neyland. Combining 2 favorite tastes from Tennessee Homemade Wines, why not enjoy the best of both worlds?

These Smoky Mountain wines make excellent choices to sip on at your next Tennessee Tailgate! Football season is far from the only time to enjoy our southern sweet wines. Check out more occasions that call for popping open a bottle from Tennessee Homemade Wines!