Mill Camp Wines & Ciders

Mill Camp Wines & Ciders is a winery and cidery in Boone, NC. The business produces small-batch wines and ciders crafted locally in the Appalachian Mountains. It serves customers through a tasting room described as Boone's back porch, offering both indoor seating by a stone fireplace and outdoor areas overlooking pastures and mountains. The team includes Christopher Jolley, the owner and vintner, Mark Jolley, the owner and cidermaker, Taylor Zinda, the beverage and experience manager and sommelier, and Emilian McNally, the farmer. The operation is rooted in the Jolley family's decision to leave business careers to plant a vineyard and orchard in the Blue Ridge Mountains, just north of Boone. The land, known as Mill Camp Farm, sits on the site of an old Buffalo Trail historically used by Native Americans for hunting and by later trappers for expeditions. The farm is located 15 to 20 minutes north of downtown Boone, along a route to outdoor recreation areas for fly fishing, tubing, and kayaking on the New River. The vineyard and orchard thrive on steep southern-facing slopes with Clifton loam soil and a granite base.

The menu features specific handcrafted wines, including a Chardonnay fermented in stainless steel for crisp acidity with notes of green apple and lemongrass, a high-acid Sauvignon Blanc suitable for pairing with light fish, a Dry Rosé made from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and a Sparkling Rosé produced using the traditional Champagne method. The business operates on a schedule of Thursday through Sunday from 12 to 7 pm during spring hours. It holds a perfect 5.00 rating based on customer reviews.

Mill Camp Wines & Ciders stands as a family-run, independent producer in Boone, NC, combining local agriculture with the specific terroir of the Blue Ridge Mountains.