Point Lookout Vineyards

I came here for wine tasting this past week. Lovely location with a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere, and beautiful views of the rolling hills all around the winery. There is both inside and outside seating. The outside seating includes lounge chairs and tables with chairs. The inside has picnic tables, and plastic tables and a register at one end where they have the wine bottles from which they pour. There is no centralized feeling to the place such as a tasting counter, which I heard other people express disappoint in. There is a nice viewpoint outside that people use for weddings. I really appreciate that they have vegetarian gluten-free pizza (along with the usual regular pizza choices) available. Not the best, but still nice to have something filling on the menu. They also have nuts and chocolate-covered raisins, as well as chocolate truffles available for $3 a piece. I had a wine flight and was disappointed by the fact that they don't have any sort of guided selection of wines. They hand you a paper and tell you to choose 5 wines and one mead like you would choose toppings for a deli sandwich. So, no input or discussion on their wines. The next disappointment was that they served the tastings in shot glasses. Nothing like wine served in shot glasses to break the fun wine experience you were going for. It felt more like going to a college students' house where they were missing the proper stemware. I was hoping the wine itself would make up the other disappointments. However, I didn't taste anything good enough to buy. Sadly, their reds are acidic and unbalanced and their whites are not worth getting as a full glass. There was no smoothness to their Cabernet or Malbec that you expect in good wine. In all, I'd say skip the wine tasting. Order a single glass so at least you can drink it in a proper wine glass and enjoy the gorgeous views. Don't expect to be wowed by their wines.

Family and I traveled to Hendersonville for a delicious meal and rounded out this day trip with a visit at Point Lookout Winery. The countryside is beautiful with many manicured fields of grape vines. The grounds reminded me of an expansive vineyard I visited in Australia. The wine and meade list includes approximately 20 different types to taste. My absolute favorite was the Fireside....and crazy, we were sitting fireside inside the large, large tasting and dining room. It was quite chilly and windy outside but next to the low table-like firepit was delightful and comforting. During the tasting, we glanced out the very large windows and starred at the snow flakes flurrying to the ground, all while sitting indoor being warmed with the fire. W8ne damples are accompanied by oyster crackers. If you are a gluten-free eater ask for gluten-free crackers. There is now a greater selection of foods to eat, should you want something more than crackers. Phyllis was our greeter and seater and even brought the tray of numbered wines taken from the list of wines one wishes to try. Phyllis made our visit delightful. And we took home 2 bottles of wine. Wines are a little pricey, but I have paid similar prices at other wineries.