Muscadine U-Pick Orchards in Mobile Area in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for muscadines that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have muscadines orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Baldwin County

• Alan Norden - Grapes, red & white, muscadines
  16370 4th Avenue, Silverhill, AL 36576. Phone: (251) 945-5232. Email: beekeeper@gulftel.com. Open: September -Oct. Directions: Hwy 59 to Hwy 104 to East Blvd. First farm on right. . Click here for a map and directions. .

Marengo County

• Autry Vineyards - - Muscadines
  17570 AL Hwy 10, Vineland, AL 36784. Phone: (334) 385-2503. Email: AMJ1@FRONTIERNET.NET. Open: September 1-October 15, 7 days a week, 8 am to sundown. Click here for a map and directions. . Intersection Hwy 25 & 10. Approx. 16 mile South of Thomaston; 6 mile West of Pine Hill; 8 mile east of Dixon's Mills (US Hwy 43); 5 mile North of Sunny South (AL Hwy 5) Leaving intersect (25&10) Toward Pine Hill on AL Hwy 10 Look for 1st Mailbox on left. Totally organic No pesticides, herbicides or commercial fertilizing. Buckets supplied. Weighed & sold by lb.

Mobile County

• Chickasabogue Vineyard - Muscadines, grapes,
  Old Gulfcrest Road (No street address), Citronelle, AL 36522. Phone: 251-866-5600. Open: Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 to 1:00; Saturday, 8 am to 6:00; Sunday, 1:00 to 6:00; Closed Mondays; Open 8 am to 6:00 on Labor Day. Directions: We are happy to give detailed directions over the phone. Please note that we are located on a county dirt road and do not have a street address at the field, so internet mapping services like Google and most navigation systems will not give you accurate directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Chickasabogue Vineyard We usually open during the second or third week of August; The date changes every year; If you plan to visit in August, please call us to confirm we're open; The season usually ends near the end of September; Please call if you plan to come after the second week of September. We are a true family business started in 1980. We have more than eleven acres of gold and purple muscadines, including Summit, the popular large gold variety. In addition to pick-your-own, we offer ready-picked. We also have several acres of organic blueberries that we sell wholesale to local markets and health food stores in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Monroe County

• Hickory Hollow Vineyard - Muscadines 11 varieties
  471 Vineyard Lane, Frisco City, AL 36445. Phone: 251-862-2701. Open: mid August to September 30, 7 days a week 8 am to 7 pm. Directions: Located 3 mile off Hwy 21. Click here for a map and directions. . 8 mile south of Frisco City, traveling south of Hwy 21; signs direct you into Goodway, AL & signs bring you to vineyard. .

Types of Grapes

 

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds
• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers