A 50 acre Muscadine grape vineyard was established at this site in 1972 to produce grapes for Bartels Winery of Pensacola, Florida. In 1979, legislation sponsored by Rep. John M. McMillan of Stockton and Sen. Dick Owen of Bay Minette was enacted into law by Gov. Fob James as the Alabama Native Farm Winery Act of 1979. The winery was established on September 1, 1979 as Bonded Winery-Alabama-No. 1, the first Alabama winery since before Prohibition. Jim and Marianne Eddins, as owners and winemakers, produced table wines from native Muscadine grapes and other fruits grown in Alabama. In 2002, the winery began producing wine vinegars that won international awards. Jim Eddins later petitioned for historic site designation, and in 2010 the winery was approved as a Historic Site in Baldwin County, Alabama.