Check out this spectacular view of the Zinc House vineyards.

You can see it from the upper level.

You know Hendersonville is very well known for its apple orchards, but vineyards are starting to take root there as well.

Producer Clay Johnson and his videographer Erik Olsen, take us to a vineyard and winery whose name reflects its breathtaking views.

- [Clay] Point Lookout Vineyards sits upon the mountain it's named for.

- [Mike] We have the slogan, 30-mile views, even longer memories.

- [Clay] You can see as far as Mount Mitchell to the north and the Shining Rock Wilderness to the west.

Owner, Mike Jackson says his father used to grow apples on this land.

- [Mike] But if you can grow apples, generally, you can grow grapes.

That's just sort of a good rule of thumb.

- [Clay] So in 2008, after his father passed away, Jackson decided to plant vineyards.

- [Mike] And we've done a lot of testing and experimenting over the years, to try to customize and really take advantage of what we have here as far as climate and growing environment.

And it paid off to take the chances we did and learn from our experience.

- [Clay] Jackson grows Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

- And then I had this vision of I think what would be a special place to do not only a vineyard, but also a place that you could have events and weddings and activities.

- [Clay] So Jackson built this combination tasting room and event center that's completely open on one side with windows on either end to take advantage of the views.

It opened in 2018.

- I wanted a very open-air kind of facility that we could see out over the mountains but still have year-round access to.

We have people literally that they know there's a thunderstorm coming and they'll be here to see the storms because you get to see 'em crossing the mountains.

- So what I've done is you've got your tasting sheet in hand, so the front side- - [Clay] Tasting room host Phyllis Wilson gives each customer a list of Point Lookout's wines and meats and describes each of them.

- [Phyllis] You've got the two Chardonnays, the stainless steel and the barrel-fermented.

- Customers mark which ones they want to try, hand their list back to Phyllis, who returns with flights of the selected wines and meat.

- I've got Miss Christie's tasting.

All right, perfect, let's give you this.

- [Clay] There are 11 wines to choose from, ranging from dry to sweet, and six meats, which are all sweet.

- We discovered this last year, yeah, about a year ago.

And we've probably been here four times.

Yeah, it's one of our favorite places.

- The view, it's just absolutely gorgeous up here.

- It's beautiful, absolutely breathtaking, love it.

- [Clay] Point Lookout also serves up charcuterie boards, sandwiches, and pizzas to go with its wines.

- We're gonna be passing the part of the vineyard that has our Chardonnay and our Riesling.

- [Clay] Jackson sometimes takes visitors on vineyard tours.

- So we have two kinds of grapes here, obviously, you've got these nice dark red ones.

These make our Rose.

- [Clay] While visitors can taste the wines in the tasting room, the vineyard tours give them a chance to taste the grapes they're made from when they're close to harvest.

- [Mike] Alright, ladies, engagement party.

- [Clay] Jackson also takes visitors to scenic spots for photos.

This group is having an engagement party.

[upbeat music] Hosting special events is at the heart of Point Lookout's mission.

Concerts, charity fundraisers, weddings, reunions, life celebrations.

- [Mike] We've had people that had, that met here, got engaged here, got married here and they're bringing their children back.

And the fact that we are a part of so many people's lives in such important ways, is something that's been just incredible for us, to the point that we become part of their circle of friends and people that's important in their lives.

That's our real measure of success.

- Point Lookout Vineyards is at 408 Appleola Road, in Hendersonville, and they're open every day at noon.

For more information, give them a call at [828] 808-8923 or go online to pointlookoutvineyards.com.