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 ...

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.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The muscadine grape is a unique fruit, one you won’t find at a local grocery store, said Michael Cook. The program specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife said it’s a ...

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 ...

Two new varieties of muscadine not only promise a longer growing season but also recall two Arkansas icons, both names trademarked: Altus, the state's wine capital, and Mighty Fine, a name that ...

The rainy summer has been hard on wine grapes at area vineyards. Hard on "French" wine grapes, that is - muscadine grapes native to the Southeast are thriving. Chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon and ...

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 ...

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 ...