Alabama has several bonded wineries and most are located in the central part near Birmingham. The climate of the northeastern region of the state is good for growing grape vines, but throughout most of the state, the climate is hot and humid and not suitable.Most wines produced in the state are made from native grape varieties, such as muscadine and Norton, fruit wines from peach and blueberry, and French-American hybrids such as Chardonel and Chambourcin. Alabama's wineries are all part of the Alabama Wine Trail, which is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Alabama in spite of the fact that about one-third of Alabama's counties are dry.
Cat-n-Bird Winery
Located in the suburbs of Chelsea, Alabama in the basement of the owners Matt and Robyn Lyons’ house, Cat-n-Bird is a boutique winery that imports grapes and grape juice from different wine growing regions around the world. Cat-n-Bird Winery uses the fruits and juice to produce their own custom wines. They start the process with fermentation and then monitor the wine as it develops. They then bottle, cork, and label their wines before selling them from their tasting room.
They use standard wine grapes such as chardonnay, cabernet and pinot grigio, instead of the muscadines used by most Alabama wineries. Their signature wines are La Rubia, a blend of Chardonnay, Riesling, and Viognier; and a blend of California Syrah, Cabernet, and Zinfandel called the Trinita Cremisi.
Cat-n-Bird Winery, 11661 Old Hwy 280, Chelsea, AL 35043, Phone: 205-610-9463
Corbin Farms Winery
Corbin Farms Winery is one of the oldest wineries in Alabama. Located on 5 acres of fertile farmland, Corbin Farms Winery produces and bottles a large range of wines from grapes grown in Alabama and other major American grape-growing regions such as Oregon, California, and Washington.
They offer a guided tour of the winery and the surrounding grounds. The host and guide will share with visitors the stories about the winery and their wines.
The guests are invited to visit Corbin’s charming bistro, where they will be offered delicious meals and desserts perfectly chosen to accompany their wines. The large patio is open on warm days, offering beautiful views of the vineyard and live music by local artists.
Corbin Farms Winery, 800 Co Rd 87, Calera, AL 35040, Phone: 205-685-0655
Fruithurst Winery Co
The Fruithurst Winery Co is located north of the town of Fruithurst and is surrounded by 15 acres of muscadine vineyards. It inherited the name from the original winery located on that location as well as the culture and elegance of a true vineyard village.
The Fruithurst offers a full range of muscadine wines as well as other wines made from local fruits. All fruits used to make wines, including muscadines, peaches, and strawberries, are grown locally.
Wines include red and white muscadine, blueberry, strawberry and peach wines, dry, sweet, and semi-sweet varieties. The Fruithurst Winery works together with Laminack Vineyards. The property also includes a small patch of strawberries.
Fruithurst Winery Co, 27091 Co Rd 49, Fruithurst, AL 36262, Phone: 256-463-1003
Hidden Meadow Vineyard and Winery
Hidden Meadow Vineyard and Winery is a small family-run farm and winery in the town of Jemison, Alabama. The first grape vines were planted in 2005. With additional plantings, by 2010 they had planted a total of 4 acres of vineyard.
Varieties include traditional muscadine grapes (Carlos, Noble and Magnolia), and Cynthiana. All wines are made on-site from grapes and other fruits grown on the premises and only at times are they acquired from other sources.
They currently offer more than a dozen varieties of wines, from dry to dessert, which can be tasted in their tasting room. On warm days, the party moves outside to their lovely deck overlooking the vineyard.
Hidden Meadow Vineyard and Winery, 664 Co Rd 606, Jemison, AL 35085, Phone: 205-688-4648
High Country Cellars
High Country Cellars is a winery located in Heflin, Alabama, about a 1-hour drive from Birmingham or Atlanta, on the slopes of Cheehahaw Mountain, part of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Range. They ferment, bottle, and sell their wines on the premises from the region’s finest vineyards and orchards, producing a diverse assortment of unique, custom-made wines.
Their tasting room is open during the winery’s normal business hours, but private tastings and tours are available by appointment.
They offer dry, semi-sweet, and sweet wines, but they also have chocolate and specialty wines. High Country Cellars also sells wine-making and beer-brewing supplies for those who want to start their own home operation.
High Country Cellars , 849 Almon St, Heflin, AL 36264, Phone: 256-463-3456
Hodges Vineyards & Winery
Hodges Vineyards & Winery is located just a few minutes from Auburn, Auburn University, Lake Martin, and Opelika in east-central Alabama.
The winery produces a large selection of muscadine grape and fruit wines, and much of the fruit is grown in its own vineyards. Most blueberries, apples, and blackberries for their fruit wines are imported from within the state of Alabama. Wines are bottled on-site.
Visitors are invited to sample all varieties of Hodges wines in their elegant tasting room or outside under the pergola. They can take a stroll through the vineyards, bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with friends, and watch new plantings of Lenoir, Merlot, Norton, and Blanc du Bois grapes and Champanel vines.
Hodges Vineyards & Winery, 230 Co Rd 71, Camp Hill, AL 36850, Phone: 256-896-4036
Maraella Winery and Vineyard
Located in the verdant foothills of the Appalachia Mountains, Maraella Winery and Vineyard is a family operation established in 2005 by the Lee family. Their wines are made from locally grown grapes and fruit.
Their flagship wine is a cabernet sauvignon, estate-grown, produced, and bottled. This wine’s 2010 vintage has received gold and silver medals at the wine shows all over the country.
Their 2012 cabernet sauvignon, 2013 Riesling, 2013 cabernet sauvignon as well as a dry white muscadine called Carlos have also won a number of gold and silver medals. Tours of the winery and wine tasting room are available daily.
Maraella Winery and Vineyard, 5296 Old Us Highway 278 E, Hokes Bluff, AL 35903, Phone: 256-494-1000, Facebook
Maria's Vineyard
Maria's Vineyard is a working muscadine vineyard in Dothan, Alabama. All their muscadine vines are grown organically.
At the heart of the vineyard is a beautiful Tuscan-style vineyard house with a bridal suite, banquet area, covered porches, jasmine-covered arbors, rose gardens, marble gazebo, and trickling fountains.
Maria’s Vineyard is a popular venue not only for lavish weddings but also for superb birthday parties, receptions or any other big events.
Even if you are not having any celebration, a visit to the vineyard during the summer and early fall is worth it just for enjoying the beauty of the vineyard, picking your own sweet grapes, or tasting their delicious wines.
Maria's Vineyard, 3940 Fortner St, Dothan, AL 36305, Phone: 334-791-2514
Morgan Creek Vineyards
Morgan Creek Vineyards in Harpersville, Alabama, offers Minnesota-grown muscadine wines and artisan foods made from locally sourced ingredients in a lively European atmosphere.
It is one of eleven wineries in the state and it is part of the Southern Minnesota/Northern Iowa Wine Trail. It is Minnesota's only underground winery.
The underground earth shelter where the winery is located provides the perfect temperature for wine production and ageing. The romantic and inviting atmosphere is perfect for the tasting room and gift shop. The vineyard is known as a venue for a range of special events, such as a spring Bacchus Festival, a German wine tasting, and an annual grape stomp during the Octoberfest. The vineyard also includes the Wine Café and wood-fired gourmet food.
Morgan Creek Vineyards, 181 Morgan Creek Ln, Harpersville, AL 35078, Phone: 205-672-2053
Ozan Winery & Vineyard
Ozan Winery & Vineyard are located in the heart of Alabama's wine community, only a mile from Calera in Shelby County.
The winery uses traditional viticulture practices, and both the vineyard and winery are open to the public. Their cellar and tasting room enjoy a view of the vineyards and all the activity as well as a spectacular sunset.
Ozan's charming tasting room is designed in the European farm style, with classic stone walls and ceiling beams. The main feature is a wall of stone bottle racks imported from Europe. The winery’s Cafe Vino serves lunch six days a week.
Ozan Winery & Vineyard, 173 Co Rd 301, Calera, AL 35040, Phone: 205-668-6926
Perdido Vineyards
Perdido Vineyards, plated with 50 acres of muscadine grapes, was established in 1972 by Jim and Marianne Eddins to grow grapes for Bartels Winery of Pensacola, Florida. Sweet muscadine was their first vintage of 1979, and it is today representing Alabama on exhibit at the California Wine Museum. Perdido Vineyards produces premium white, red, and rosé wines with the fruity taste of the Alabama native Scuppernong and muscadine grapes. Perdido Vineyards also produces high-quality apple wines made from Alabama apples.
This modern 90,000-gallon winery uses cold fermentation and temperature controlled storage, ensuring the best quality table wines in the South. Perdido Vineyards wine labels are designed by local artists and represent local history and attractions.
Perdido Vineyards, 22100 Co Rd 47, Perdido, AL 36562, Phone: 251-937-9463
South Ridge Wine
South Ridge Wine is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery located in Crenshaw County, Alabama. They produce a range of handmade wines made exclusively from grapes grown in their own vineyards.
All grapes are hand-harvested and processed to make their South Ridge Wine. Their selection of wines is made from native muscadine, Black Spanish, Blanc DuBois or Lenoir grapes. There are currently five wines under South Ridge Wine label: Three reds and two whites.
All wines are 100 percent pure juice, with no water added. The wine-producing equipment has been carefully selected and imported from the wine regions of Italy.
South Ridge Wine, 3297 Live Oak Rd, Luverne, AL 36049, Phone: 334-429-0572
Wills Creek Winery and Vineyards
Wills Creek Winery and Vineyards is located in Duck Springs, Alabama, with the vineyards nestled in the hills of the Duck Springs Valley, not far from the Duck Springs Wildlife Preserve.
Wills Creek produces a range of muscadine wines, fruit wines from locally grown fruits, naturally flavored grape wines, specialty vinifera wines, and dessert wines.
They also make jellies, candles, preserves, and gift baskets, which they sell in their gift shop. Visitors are invited to taste and purchase up to 20 varieties of wine.
They can take a tour of the processing rooms, attend a wine-making class, purchase home wine and beer-making supplies, and have lunch on the winery’s beautiful deck or patio with spectacular views of the Duck Spring Nature Preserve.
Wills Creek Winery and Vineyards, 10522 Duck Springs Rd, Attalla, AL 35954, Phone: 256-538-5452
White Oak Vineyards
Located about half way between Birmingham and Atlanta, White Oak Vineyards cover 52 acres at an elevation of 1000 feet, providing an ideal terroir for several grape varietals.
The first wines were planted in 1998 and now supply most of the grapes used to produce the Southern Oak Wine range.
Visitors are always welcome to stop by the winery Tasting Room to sample some of their delicious wines and enjoy sweeping views out over the rolling hills and valleys.
The Tasting Room is open from Thursday to Saturday for walk-ins and on Monday to Wednesday by prior arrangement. Their range of wines includes dry and semi-dry reds, Muscadines and mouth-watering fruit wines.
White Oak Vineyards, W1484 Dry Hollow Road, Choccolocco Valley, Anniston, AL 36207, 256 231 7998
Junavelli Winery
The Junavelli Winery was officially launched in May 2018, but the story of their wines started long before then with an amateur wine-making experiment which delivered a delicious sweet blueberry elixir.
Once the passion was ignited, there was no stopping self-taught winemaker Roger, as he continued to make and perfect his range of small-town wines.
Today you are invited to stop by for a tasting and get to know their selection of delicious wines made (mostly) from fruit and berries. Whether your palate prefers sweet or dry wines, you will definitely find a few memorable wines that hit the spot.
Junavelli Winery, 357 Gum Tree Lane, Brewton, AL 36426, 251 809 3396
Lake Point Vineyard and Winery
Lake Point Vineyard and Winery came into existence when fruit farmers Rita and Daniel Lewis found that they had more delicious fruit than they could use or sell on. They started experimenting with making a variety of fruit-based wines that were so successful that they soon needed to build a winery, tasting room and a deck where visitors can sit and relax as they enjoy a tasting.
Today the couple produces more than 50 varieties of delicious fruit wines (there are also a few grape varietals) which have earned them awards and gained them a staunch following of wine lovers.
Lake Point Vineyard and Winery, 694 Lake Point Drive, Mathews, AL 36052, 334 517 8334
Novi Vineyards and Winery
Located in the foothills of the beautiful Appalachian Mountains, Novi Vineyards and Winery combines stunning mountain views and a fertile valley ideal for growing grapes.
Family owned and operated, there are 10 acres of vineyards planted with French hybrid cultivars such as Blanc du Bois and Lenoir, together with American Norton vines, all of which are perfectly suited to the hot and humid Alabama weather.
They also bottle and cellar a few other varietals including Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Visitors are invited to visit the Tasting Room where you can enjoy a tasting flight of wines. You are also welcome to take a relaxing walk through the vineyards.
Novi Vineyards and Winery, 6361 Risers Mill Road, Alpine, AL 35014, 205 966 1889
