Muscadine Wine

aalexander0607
aalexander0607 Posts: 34 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I had two glasses of sweet yummy muscadine wine last night and went to put it in my counter today and its not there. I put it in google because I thought I may be spelling it wrong and I learned that muscadine grapes only grow in the southeast part of the US. So have you all ever had muscadines or muscadine wine??? Is it that uncommon?

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  • aehenson
    aehenson Posts: 86
    That would be a southern thang. :)
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Yes, muscadines are southern. Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia....

    They look like big grapes with thick skin, but don't taste like normal grocery store grapes. Their season is usually about July/August, when it's super hot and can get nice n sweet.

    All the wineries I've been to here in Tennessee have muscadine wine.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Is that a new southern code term for Moonshine?
  • Slavic_Spice
    Slavic_Spice Posts: 78 Member
    I've had muscadine wine and muscadine grape juice, and I've eaten the grapes.. I live in NC, and they are pretty popular around here. Duplin is a major producer of muscadine wines, and they are at the NC coast. Unfortunately, I would guess that due to their high sugar concentration, they are more caloric than other wines... so proceed with caution!
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Is that a new southern code term for Moonshine?

    haha No. Moonshine is made with grains. I've had some great moonshine with a peachy flavor added. Your breath could set fire. Good stuff! Ahh the goodness of knowing some backwoods folk.

    Muscadine wine is exactly that...wine made from muscadines.
  • aalexander0607
    aalexander0607 Posts: 34 Member
    haha thanks everyone! I've lived in NC all my life and my neighbor growing up had muscadine vines that I used to play inside. I sure do love the taste of the wine, it is so distinct! and delicious! And yes I'm sure it is packed with calories. I'm kinda glad that It wasn't in the database. I just logged it as sweet red wine :D
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Is that a new southern code term for Moonshine?

    haha No. Moonshine is made with grains. I've had some great moonshine with a peachy flavor added. Your breath could set fire. Good stuff! Ahh the goodness of knowing some backwoods folk.

    Muscadine wine is exactly that...wine made from muscadines.

    So true. I live in GA...right off hwy 9 (the orginal road for NASCAR)....shine and muscadine wine is a way of life in the south. My mom makes wine and blackberry wine every year. If you want to buy it...Duplin winery is the way to go.
  • jabbogurl
    jabbogurl Posts: 193
    I had two glasses of sweet yummy muscadine wine last night and went to put it in my counter today and its not there. I put it in google because I thought I may be spelling it wrong and I learned that muscadine grapes only grow in the southeast part of the US. So have you all ever had muscadines or muscadine wine??? Is it that uncommon?

    Yes, I actually live in Orlando and right outside is Clermont. There is a winery called Lakeridge and all they make is muscadine wine. They have about 10 different types of wine, including sparkling and its sold at Publix all over the south. I never heard of it until I was taking my wine class in college and I went there for a paper. Very unique flavor.
  • TropicalKitty
    TropicalKitty Posts: 2,298 Member
    Is that a new southern code term for Moonshine?

    haha No. Moonshine is made with grains. I've had some great moonshine with a peachy flavor added. Your breath could set fire. Good stuff! Ahh the goodness of knowing some backwoods folk.

    Muscadine wine is exactly that...wine made from muscadines.

    So true. I live in GA...right off hwy 9 (the orginal road for NASCAR)....shine and muscadine wine is a way of life in the south. My mom makes wine and blackberry wine every year. If you want to buy it...Duplin winery is the way to go.

    The town my bf works in is also on the route that Capone took going to and from his place in Florida. And we still love our homemade booze! haha It's crazy the interesting history all around here.

    There's a good winery here that's a family run place - Bean's Creek (it's where they do Bonaroo every year). Their muscadine wine is good, as is some of their other stuff. So if any of you folks reading this go to Bonaroo, stop in! They even make a special Bonaroo white. :)
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