Muscadines are native North American grapes that grow in USDA zones 6 to 10. This wild grape was discovered in America in 1584 by the English explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh. Muscadines have been ...
Florida is home to several native grape species that belong to the genus Vitis. The most common and famous native grape is Vitis rotundifolia, also known as the muscadine grape. Muscadine grapes are ...
I grew up with muscadine grapes. I liked them as a kid and still enjoy them today. In my opinion, they are a southern late summer and fall treat. Not everyone shares in my fondness for this native ...
Answer: There is quite a bit of confusion on this question. A popular saying is, “All scuppernongs are muscadines, but not all muscadines are scuppernongs.” In other words, the scuppernong grape is a ...
Florida boasts an amazing variety of agricultural products. But in the entire state, there are only 500 acres of property "under vine," as in growing grapes, at least according to the latest addition ...
Every year as August draws to a close and Labor Day approaches, I start craving muscadines, the large, thick-skinned grapes that were everywhere in my home state of North Carolina when I was growing ...
Muscadine grapes on the vine. Credit: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas won a $7 million competitive grant from the United States ...
Perhaps no other fruit is better adapted to South Carolina’s climate than muscadine grapes (Muscadinia rotundifolia). A cousin of table and wine grapes, muscadines are much more tolerant of our heat, ...
WADMALAW ISLAND — Ruth Penderghast wears a vibrant red wig and holds hands with her friend Nancy Reading as they step into a wooden barrel filled with cool muscadine grapes. They have three minutes to ...