Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

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 ...

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 ...

You can’t travel far in Northeastern North Carolina without passing a home with muscadine grapes growing in the backyard. Many of those vines we see have been growing for decades and the care of them ...

Bannerman Vineyard in Pender County is celebrating 50 years of growing muscadine grapes. The family-owned farm is hosting a 50th-anniversary event on September 13 in Burgaw. After scaling back ...

Spring will be here before you know it, and we are all looking forward to getting busy in our fields and gardens. This year you might want to consider starting a backyard vineyard or a small 1- to ...

When I see the ripened bronze color of Muscadine grapes in late summer here in the Cape Fear region, I am generally indulging in a great snack. Beware the seeds, but the juicy, sweet flesh makes me ...

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Florida farmers and other business people are bubbling with enthusiasm to make wine. Florida is home to about 40 wineries. As of 2017, the most recent year for which there’s data, growers in the ...