Hidden Meadow Vineyard is a winery located in rural Jemison, Alabama. We currently have well over a dozen varieties of wines, from dry to dessert, ready for the tasting. Our wine is made on-site from grapes and other fruits acquired on the premises and occasionally from other sources

It all started as a glance at an article in a Progressive Farmer’s magazine.  A glance then turned into an idea, an idea put into actions.  Tim Watkins started it all. He then presented his idea to Chad Ledbetter and then in no time it started.  The planning, the discussions, and budgeting were put into motion.  Bobby Watkin’s land was cultivated and the blacksmith shop occupied, which is now the winery, after several additions.  Muscadines were ordered and planted in the winter of 2005.  The irrigation system was installed with the shear determination of good friend, Mike Bush the summer of 2006.  Then everyone realized that a name was needed for the vineyard. After weeks of going over names, the guys in the vineyard were working as always. It was dusk and the sound of whippoorwills were in the background.  Bobby said “Whippoorwill Vineyards” and from then on the name was never an issue.  The name was loved because it is so fitting for our little piece of heaven on earth.

The Fruithurst Winery is nestled just north of the town of Fruithurst, AL Its name comes from one of the original wineries in the state. Surrounded by fifteen acres of muscadine vineyards, now owned and operated by two cousins, it carries the elegance and culture of what was then and will forever be the vineyard village.

On January 1st 1985 our son Greg, a junior at the University of Alabama, had a horrible automobile accident. Greg received a brain stem contusion. The family has cared for Greg at home for the last 34 years until he passed away in 2019. In 2010, we lost our youngest son Tim. His life was taken by a serious liver disease. What can you do but remember the good times and use that positive energy to press on.