Wine Me, Shine Me, Dine Me - Must do tour
- 3h 30m
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Experience Sevierville’s local spirits in a way you cannot do on your own. This hosted tasting tour features locally distilled, small-batch liquors paired with creative cocktails you can recreate at home. You’ll enjoy whiskey, bourbon, moonshine, vodka, tequila, wine, cider, and seasonal tastings, along with a full sit-down lunch. Tour guests also receive VIP treatment and select discounts at participating locations. All tasting stops are now conveniently set up as a relaxed walking experience with no need to drive between stops. Please note: This experience was previously offered with transportation by bus or van, so some older reviews and traveler photos may reference that format. The current tour is an updated walking experience featuring our favorite tastings, lunch, and VIP perks all in one convenient location. Your guide takes care of the details so you can relax, discover new favorites, and enjoy a fun, flavorful afternoon in the Smoky Mountains.
Inclusions
What's included
- Enjoy a full sit-down lunch at a popular local restaurant. Water is included; sodas, tea, and other beverages are available for purchase.
- Enjoy tastings of locally distilled whiskey, bourbon, moonshine, vodka, and tequila, plus Tennessee wines, ciders, and exclusive cocktail pairings.
What's not
- Plan to tip your guide and the bartenders serving tastings. Gratuities are not included.
- Transportation to and from the meeting location (Can be arranged at an additional fee)
- Transportation between stops—all locations are visited on foot
- Extra food, desserts, soda, tea, and drinks beyond included lunch and tastings.
- Bottles, merchandise, souvenirs, and other personal purchases are not included.
Itinerary
Kick off the tour with a hosted, VIP-style spirits tasting at Junction 35. You’ll sample a variety of their popular moonshines, vodkas, bourbon and whiskeys while learning a bit about the flavors, process, and local spirit culture. Great first stop to set the tone and get the group having fun right away. Valid photo ID required for tastings.
Enjoy a sit-down lunch at Junction 35 Spirits, included with your tour. Each guest chooses one entrée from the Smoky Tours lunch menu—guest favorites often include the Pulled Pork Sandwich (with Honey Bourbon BBQ), Chicken Club (fried or grilled), Classic Burger, Smoked Wings, or a House Salad. Dietary options are available (including gluten-free bun upon request and vegetarian-friendly swaps). Menu items may vary slightly.
Next, enjoy a tasting at Tennessee Homemade, where you’ll sample a variety of local award winning wines and ciders. This stop is a great balance after spirits—easygoing, flavorful, and perfect for finding a bottle (or two) to take home. Also enjoy a GREAT VIP discount!
Finish strong at Smith Creek Moonshine with another round of moonshine tastings featuring bold, fun flavors. It’s a great final stop for comparing favorites, grabbing souvenirs, and ending the tour on a high note.
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 385 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5A must do when in Gatlinburg
Amazing experience! So much fun. The Junction 35 tasting was amazing well thought out and planned!
1Do Not Recommend Smoky Tours
We were not able to do this tour because Smoky Tours cancelled at the last minute. We booked the tour about a month ahead of time for a Monday. The night before we received a conformation email that listed two different locations for pickup. I tried reaching out to them by email and phone to find out which location was correct and never received a response. I contacted Get Your Guide where I purchased the tour and they tried contacting them but could not get a response. I made a guess and went to Junction 35 because that was one of the locations listed. We went into Junction 35 and talked to the manager to see if they knew if this was the correct location and she told us Smoky Tours never does a tour on Monday. While we were talking to the manager, I received an email from Smoky Tours saying the tour was cancelled because Junction 35 was closed because of an inspection. I showed the manager of Junction 35 the email and she said that was not true. Also, found out the tour is no longer a bus tour, it is just a walking tour at Tanger Outlets.
5After Christmas Fun
We had a super great time. Lots of fun and entertainment. Our host did a great job explaining everything to us. Traffic was super hectic and we were a little late, but she was gracious and waited on us.
2Not worth Cost unless Shuttle is fixed!!
Shuttle van was still broken down after a month. Tour was not worth the cost. We could of easily done it on our own for alot less. We never left Tanger Outlet area. Junction 35 Distrillery was great, bartender Lisa was excellent. Went next door same place for lunch the food was good. The next two places we walked across parking lot to Smith Creek and Tennessee Cider. Both place offer free tasting. I feel Jen should of offered the tour at a discount for not transporting us to different places. Or pay the gratitude to the bartenders that they asked us to pay. NOT worth the cost if not being shuttled to different places.
3Kinda disappointed
We booked this experience based on the description. Unfortunately, the bus was not operating so a walking tour in Tanger outlets was offered. The tour started out at Junction 35 and the bartender Lisa was fabulous; lunch was good. The next two experiences were not at all like the first one at Junction 35 - disorganized and rushed. The third stop was awful - bartender was downright rude. I wouldn’t do this again. And while we were offered a refund, the VIP alternate tour was way over exaggerated. We did have fun and some laughs but spent way too much for the two last stops to be average to poor.
1AVOID this so called TOUR!
WARNING, CAUTION!!! PLEASE AVOID TAKING THE "Wine Me, Shine Me, Dine Me ," so called tour. DO NOT spend/waste your time and money on this activity. My husband and I spent $152.00 for this "experience." It consisted of walking to three stores in "Tanger Outlet," Sevierville, TN for tastings. We started at "Junction 35" where we had tastings and lunch (pulled pork sandwich, fries, cole slaw, drink was extra charge). Then we walked to "The Mountain Mile" and finally to "Smith Creek." These tastings took place in stores that advertise "FREE" tastings. This was a BIG ripoff and I highly recommend it be SKIPPED!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet up address can vary.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Smoky Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Physical Valid Photo ID is required to taste. No exceptions
- Must have VALID, government issued ID. Expired IDs will not be accepted.
How it compares in Sevierville
- Its from-price is 17% below the median of the 26 experiences we list in Sevierville.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 26.
About Sevierville
Sevierville is a small Tennessee town on the Little Pigeon River, the seat of the county where Dolly Parton was born and a gateway to the Smokies.
Sevierville is the seat of Sevier County in east Tennessee, named for John Sevier, the state's first governor. The courthouse square holds a bronze statue of Dolly Parton, the singer born in the county, and the old centre has brick shops and a historic courthouse beside the river.
