3rd Annual Auburn-Opelika Wine Trail set for Oct. 25

Get your tickets now for the third annual Auburn-Opelika Wine Trail slated for Friday, October 25! Don’t miss out on the chance to experience three wineries in East Alabama with a special farm-to-table lunch provided by Bow & Arrow. The Flower Bed, a local flower truck will also be present for this year's event. 

Guests will begin the day bright and early at the Lee County Fairgrounds at 8 a.m., where spacious Tiger Transit buses will be waiting to transport wine enthusiasts for the entire day.

The first stop on the trail is Five Points Farms, a five-acre vineyard located just north of Auburn in the small town of Five Points. Enjoy a tour of this scenic farm where American, French Hybrid and muscadine grapes are grown. Tastings will also be available.

Next on the trail is Hodges Vineyards & Winery, located in Camp Hill. Hodges offers a vast selection of muscadine, grape and fruit wines to sample and purchase. All wines are bottled on-site; the more unique fruits, such as apples, blueberries and blackberries, are imported from farms local to Alabama.

New this year, guests can enjoy a farm-to-table lunch provided by Bow & Arrow while at Hodges Vineyards & Winery. Participants will also have the opportunity to purchase flower arrangements from The Flower Bed, a flower truck local to Auburn. Learn more about The Flower Bed here.

The last stop on the trail is Whipporwill Vineyards, a family owned and operated winery nestled in the historic town of Notasulga. Savor the final stop of the day as you’re guided through the elegant countryside. Whipporwill also offers fresh honey and other products harvested on-site.

Tickets to the Auburn-Opelika Wine Trail are $55 + tax each and include transportation and lunch. Guests will arrive back to the Fairgrounds at approximately 4 p.m. Be sure to bring comfortable walking shoes, extra money for purchasing bottles of wine and flower arrangements and a wine-tasting attitude!

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The Wine Trail is sponsored by Lee County Extension, The Flower Bed, and Auburn-Opelika Tourism. For more information, contact Tara Barr at 334-749-3353 or barrtar@aces.edu.

  

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John Emerald Distilling wins gold, silver and bronze medals in 2019 National Spirit Competitions

More than 30 spirit industry leaders and upwards of 500 spirits brands participated in the inaugural PR%F Awards and PR%F Awards Design Distinction during a two-day blind-tasting point-rating competition in Las Vegas June 16-18, 2019.

John Emerald Distilling (JED) picked up multiple awards during the Las Vegas blind-tasting competition. JEDs Gene’s Spiced Rum was awarded a gold medal, while their John’s Alabama Single Malt Whiskey and Spurgeon’s Barrel Aged Rum brought home respectable silver medals.

These awards follow a silver medal for JED’s John’s Alabama Single Malt Whiskey and a bronze medal for JED’s Hugh Wesley’s Barrel Rested Gin in the prestigious 2019 San Francisco World’s Spirits Competition. 

“It’s great to see our spirits representing Opelika and Alabama in the winner’s circle of different top-rated national and worldwide competitions," said John Sharp JED's co-founder. "From day one, our goal has been to make top-shelf products that our customers, city and state can be proud of. To reach that goal we craft our spirits with patience using only the finest raw ingredients obtainable. It appears that approach to making quality Alabama spirits is being recognized.”

For five years John Emerald Distilling Company has been producing top quality Alabama spirits in historic downtown Opelika, Alabama. 

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