HUBER’S ORCHARD,
WINERY & VINEYARDS
19816 Huber Road
Starlight
812.923.9463
Photo courtesy Ross Wallace
There’s No Place Like Home at Huber’s
Orchard, Winery & Vineyards
BY ANGIE FENTON | PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN WATSON
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
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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.