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Muscadine

Muscadine wine guide: what this wine grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Other
Body
Medium
Origin
USA
Top region
North Carolina
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Muscadine is a wine grape variety, with its roots in Southeastern United States, USA.

The wines show medium body, low tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to berry, peach, resveratrol, floral, earthy and herbal.

It is planted most seriously in North Carolina.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, high vigour and a preference for warm, humid.

On other labels it goes by Muscadinia and Scuppernong.

At the table it suits fried chicken, spicy barbecue and peach cobbler.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Low
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
berrypeachresveratrol
Aromas
floralearthyherbal
Styles
dry redsweet red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 fried chicken
02 spicy barbecue
03 peach cobbler

Also labelled.

Muscadinia, Scuppernong.

Bottles to look for.

  • Belle Meade Plantation Winery Red Muscadine, Tennessee, USA
  • Chateau Elan 'Duncan Creek' Red, Georgia, USA
  • Chateau Elan Pink 'Muscadry' Muscadine, Georgia USA
  • Childress Vineyards Muscadine White, North Carolina, USA
  • Currahee Midnight, Georgia, USA
  • Currahee Ole Blue, Georgia, USA
  • Duplin Winery Alcohol Free Muscadine Wine, North Carolina, USA
  • Duplin Winery Black River Sweet Red, North Carolina, USA

Muscadine: common questions

01.
What does Muscadine taste like?
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Muscadine tastes of berry, peach, resveratrol, floral, earthy and herbal. The wines show medium body, low tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Muscadine from?
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Muscadine originates in Southeastern United States, USA.
03.
Where is Muscadine grown?
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The key regions for Muscadine are North Carolina.
04.
What food pairs with Muscadine?
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Pour it with fried chicken, spicy barbecue and peach cobbler.
05.
What else is Muscadine called?
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Muscadine is also labelled Muscadinia and Scuppernong.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of USA.

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