Photo courtesy Ross Wallace
There’s No Place Like Home at Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards
BY ANGIE FENTON | PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN WATSON
HUBER’S ORCHARD, WINERY & VINEYARDS
19816 Huber Road
Starlight
812.923.9463 | www.huberwinery.com
There’s something about autumn that beckons a homecoming to the simpler times. Think spiced apples, pumpkin patches and enjoying a day of fun with family. Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards offers that and more.
Family-owned and –farmed since 1843, the Starlight locale is a hot-spot for tourists, but it’s also a yearly (at the very least) destination for many locals, too.
On a recent visit with friends and our little ones, we enjoyed the Fall Harvest Pumpkin Tour ($7 per child), a guided walking (toddling for some of us) tour of the grounds during which the guide shared information about the 550-acre farm. As an added bonus, the kiddos picked pumpkins, were delighted to get an apple to take home and received free admission to the Family Farm Park. The park features pedal karts, mountain slides, several mazes and playgrounds and the Huber Gran Train. Admission is free with any tour or only $5 per person. Trust me, the money is worth it. We saved the park for last, which meant most of us experienced a quiet ride home while our tots slept soundly.
Weekends at Huber’s offer the opportunity to sip, eat and enjoy local musicians like Olivia Henken, Josh Logan and Joe Dotson. The Starlight Café offers a delicious selection of appetizers, sandwiches pizzas and salads. My husband and I married on a Saturday in October 2014 and took my parents to Huber’s the following Monday for what we all recall was the perfect place to relax post-wedding chaos. It’s now become an annual trek.
Huber’s also offers tours of the Starlight Distillery, which is newly expanded. On a return trip with several adult couples, we chose the Production and More Tour ($20 plus tax per person), which is about an hour experience featuring an in-depth look at the distillery process and samplings in a Starlight Distillery souvenir glass. Be sure to RSVP in advance if you opt for this memorable way to spend the day.
Regardless of the company I’m in, we always take a moment to stop in the Farm Market, which features homegrown produce all year round and delightful baked goods.
