Ah, the scuppernong. I've heard it's the stuff of Southern legend, being, as I am, a born-and-raised Californian, Bostonian by education, and Parisian by heart (and gap year). When I first stumbled ...

Scuppernong wines get a bad rap. And that’s if you’ve heard of them at all. The humble scuppernong grape nonetheless has noble lineage in the South. It’s the oldest native grape cultivated in America ...

This fall, I decided to make wine from my mother-in-law’s backyard scuppernong grape vines. The green-and-gold orbs, a relative of the muscadine, and native to the American South, have tough ...

Wine from the same vine that Sir Walter Raleigh’s colonists likely plucked grapes from will soon be available to the public. MotherVine Premium Scuppernong Wine will be introduced on Tuesday on Mother ...

A Tar Heel Thanksgiving: from left, Nu Wray Inn Holiday Cranberry Salad, Green Beans With Bacon Dressing, Mama Dip’s Roasted Turkey and Gravy, Scuppernong Wine Jelly atop Boiled Custard, Oyster ...

In my 5/14 blog , I wished the Mother Vine in North Carolina a Happy Mother's Day. Even though I'd been to Manteo in the Outer Banks many times, I never met her until this week. Grape vines cultivated ...

Q: What is the difference between a scuppernong grape and a muscadine grape? Will both types grow here? Answer: There is quite a bit of confusion about the difference between the Scuppernong and the ...

I love the little wine shops that have sprouted up across the Triangle in the past few years. I love the smell of cork and freshly opened cardboard that permeates the air inside. I love the tidy rows ...