hodges vineyards & winery

We went for a tasting and had a great time! The people are friendly and the wine is good. The grounds are beautiful! We were warned on their website that it might be hard to find, but it was not. We actually came in from Hwy 49 instead of Hwy 280 and were still able to go straight to it. It is close enough to home that we plan to take friends in the future.

Looking for a different experience that is “off the beaten path”? If you ever get to east central Alabama, stop by Hodges Vineyards & Winery (http://www.hodgesvineyards.com). This out of the way place is about a 20-minute drive west from Auburn University in Camp Hill, AL. Three of us travelled there in early August 2014 for a little wine tasting.The area is rural in a setting of farmland, pastures and forest. The main building is set back from the county road down a gravel drive with vine plantings on both sides. As you enter the tasting area, there is a guest book on the counter. There was an Aussie with us. That put a ripple on the pages. Bottles of wine are stocked all around. The tasting menu for the day was a full page. About 10 people were there after we arrived. I imagine a full room would be a bit cozy. Especially after getting half way down the page. The wine was excellent, and is made using various fruits brought in from around the state. Some of the fruits include apple, peach, blueberry, and blackberry as well as local muscadine. The wines range from crisp and dry to fruity and sweet. One of our favorites was the sweet peach wine. We left the building with a couple bottles under our arm, and stepped out to view the expansive planted vineyard. The cleared land around was offset against the lush summer foliage of trees in the background, while a show of huge cumulus clouds billowed up in the distant sky. It felt like being in the Pacific.Nice folks, nice location, nice scenery, affordable pricing… Hard to go wrong here.