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Alabama 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... also
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