The purported health benefits—or detriments—of wine seem to change on a weekly basis. Whenever positive news about consuming wine is published, detractors are quick to respond, and eventually it is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dear Roger: I plan to add another grape vine to my collection this year. Where can I buy good muscadine grapes, and what variety do you suggest? - A caller from Roseboro Dear Caller: One consideration ...

It’s vine time as muscadines and scuppernongs are ripening now. These sour-skinned, but spicy-sweet on the inside native grapes, often referred to as the “Grapes of the South,” are like rutabagas and ...

Early to mid-summer is the best time to propagate muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes are native to the southeastern United States. They are tolerant to most insects and diseases and normally can be ...

It has been around a year since Dan and Cathy McLaughlin, of central North Carolina, began showing their documentary called “Healthy Hope” at a series of film festivals around the country. The “stars” ...