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If a century ago cotton was king, today the muscadine grape may well replace it. As vineyards & wineries in Alabama attract wine aficionados eager to taste homegrown wine made in the Southern tradition the word is spreading about the results.

At right, the view of Wills Creek Vineyards, Gadsden, Alabama.

The roots of the wine industry in this area began with the wild scuppernong morphed into the muscadine grape that makes today's Alabama wines. Wild grapes are twined with the natural history of this area. It was only a matter of time before serious winemakers turned their hand to local fruit. Now the secret is out and wineries are springing up at a fast pace bringing plenty of positive attention to these wines.

In Alabama, Southern hospitality is turning to sipping fine wines on the veranda and you may be very surprised at how refined they taste.

Wills Creek Vineyards - Great overview with a history of the husband-and-wife team who began with four acres and...check out where they are today with a mini virtual tour, their wine selection and grape products, winemaking equipment for sale, plus contact info, map and directions.

White Oak Vineyards - With a site almost as good as being there and featuring a vineyard history, photo tours, info on their traditional muscadine wines along with European hybrids, contact info, directions and map, with a slideshow of their prize flower gardens.

Perdido Vineyards - Smack in between Mobile and Montgomery in Baldwin County (with online map and driving directions) it boasts the state's first farm vineyard and offers wine tour and tasting information, how their wine is made, and where else you can purchase it throughout Alabama and in South Carolina.

Bryant Vineyards - A brief history of the vineyard which began as a 19th century cotton farm with a list of their muscadine and French hybrid table wines, contact info and directions.

Muscadine.com - The great Southern grape including its history as an offspring of the wild scuppernong - along with how to grow, eat, make wine with, preserve, cook and bake with 'em - and anything else you ever wanted to know...

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