Seven mountain wineries between Banner Elk and West Jefferson, North Carolina — the highest-elevation vineyards in the eastern United States. This is a free guide to the region, its wineries, and how to visit them, written by the people who drive these roads every week.
Three pages cover most of what visitors ask us on the way up the mountain.
Full profiles of all seven wineries in the Appalachian High Country AVA — what they pour, what the tasting rooms are like, drive times, dogs, kids, food trucks and live music.
Why grapes grow at 4,000 feet: the geology, the New River, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the heritage that shaped this corner of the mountains.
When to come, how to get here, where to stay and eat, what a tasting costs, and how to get between wineries in a region with no rideshare.
Fully licensed and commercially insured for passenger transportation in North Carolina, with professional drivers and a $5 million commercial liability policy.
Private, custom wine tours to the mountain wineries of the Appalachian High Country AVA — plus Yadkin Valley day trips. Your group, your pace, your route.
High Country Wine ToursGuest shuttles with scheduled pickups at published times, bridal party transport, and vendor-friendly coordination for High Country venues.
High Country Wedding TransportationDoor-to-door service to Charlotte (CLT), Greensboro (GSO), Raleigh-Durham (RDU), Tri-Cities (TRI), and Asheville (AVL) — flight-tracked and on time.
Ashe County Airport ShuttleRetreats, conferences, brewery and distillery outings, family reunions, concerts, and group outings anywhere in the High Country.
Ashe County LiveryTell us where you want to go and how long you want to stay. We build the schedule around your group and handle every winery confirmation.
Call (336) 484-1350A federally recognized American Viticultural Area of roughly 2,400 square miles across the NC, TN, and VA mountains — home to the highest-elevation vineyards in the eastern United States.
The wineries are 20–40 minutes apart on winding two-lane mountain roads, and rideshare coverage up here is effectively zero.
Ashe County Livery runs private, chauffeured wine tours of these wineries — your group only, your own itinerary, door-to-door from wherever you are staying.
Two hours east, North Carolina's largest wine region. A common second day for visitors who came up for the High Country wineries.
Charlotte, Greensboro, Asheville and Tri-Cities are all within reach. Private door-to-door airport transfers beat a rental car on these roads.
Call or text us — we drive this region every week and we're happy to tell you which wineries suit your group, which day to come, and what the roads are doing.
