Cumbum Vineyards

Cumbum in Tamil Nadu is popular for Vineyards (grape farms). One can see long PATCHES OF vineyards along the sides of the road. Cumbum is a fertile land with sources of irrigation from mullaperiyar  dam of kerala via tailrace of periyar powerhouse.

 You can visit the vineyards and buy fresh plucked grapes from the farm outlets ( the price is 1/10th of retail market price) . even the saplings of the grape vine is sold there. the view of the vineyard is spectacular especially when the grapes are ripe and ready to be plucked.