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  Muscadine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century.
Muscadines have been used for making commercial fine wines and port wines dating back to the 16th Century in and around St.
Muscadine wine was reported to have from 0.7 to 1.9 mg/L resveratrol for red wines and 0.3 to 0.9 mg/L resveratrol for white wine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muscadine   (1049 words)

  
 Muscadine Grape
The muscadine grape is native to the southeastern United States, found in the wild from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico and westward to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Muscadines are well adapted to the warm, humid conditions of the southeastern U.S., where the American and the European grape do not prosper.
Muscadine grapes grow well on a wide range of soils but best results are obtained from well-drained sandy loams with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5.
userwww.sfsu.edu /~dcruz/muscadinegrape.html   (1750 words)

  
 The Muscadine Grape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wild muscadine grape vines are functionally dioecious (wild vines have either all male or all female flowers) due to incomplete stamen formation in female vines and incomplete pistil formation in male vines.
Muscadine grapes are late in breaking bud in the spring and require 100-120 days to mature fruit.
Muscadine grapes are one of the fruit crops grown in Florida that are considered a sustainable crop and many cultivars can be grown completely without pesticides.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /HS100   (5971 words)

  
 Muscadine Grape
Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are truly a fruit for the South.
Muscadines do best when they are in full sun for most of the day.
Muscadines do fairly well on most soil types as long as the drainage is good.
hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/HGIC1403.htm   (2062 words)

  
 Muscadine Grapes in the Home Garden
Muscadine grapes are well adapted to the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, where temperatures seldom fall below 10°F. Considerable injury generally occurs where winter temperatures drop below 0°F. Some of the more hardy cultivars such as 'Magnolia', 'Carlos' and 'Sterling' survive northward to Virginia and westward to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Muscadines grapes, (Vitis rotundifolia, or alternatively, Muscadiniana rotundifolia) are often referred to as scuppernongs.
Muscadine is native to the Southeastern United States and has been cultured for more than 400 years.
www.ces.ncsu.edu /depts/hort/hil/hil-8203.html   (1821 words)

  
 FGGA - Growing Muscadine Grapes
They are Florida hybrid bunch grapes which grow in the typical grape bunch formation and Muscadine grapes which grow in small clusters.
Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to Florida and southeastern United States.
Muscadine grapes may be picked individually or shaken off the vine into a net suspended from a catch frame.
www.fgga.org /growingmuscadinegrapes.html   (887 words)

  
 MUSCADINE GRAPE Fruit Facts
Origin: The muscadine grape is native to the southeastern United States, found in the wild from Delaware to the Gulf of Mexico and westward to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Adaptation: Muscadines are well adapted to the warm, humid conditions of the southeastern U.S., where the American and the European grape do not prosper.
The flavor and appearance of the dark colored muscadine fruits are remarkably similar to the jaboticaba.
www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/muscadinegrape.html   (1780 words)

  
 Review -- Muscadine Grapes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Unlike bunch grapes, ripe muscadine fruits drop individually from the cluster when ripe; the common harvest method is spreading a sheet underneath the vine and shaking the stalk.
As interesting as muscadines are, only the people who reside in USDA zones 7 or warmer--and where the summers are long and hot--can hope to grow this fruit.
Muscadines generally lack sufficient pigments to make acceptable red wines, but some research indicates a possibility of breeding cultivars that could have color as good as many bunch grapes.
www.crfg.org /pubs/bkrev/MuscadineGrapes.html   (501 words)

  
 America's First Grape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
And muscadines are one of the grape species most resistant to phylloxera, an insect that can kill roots of grapevines," he says.
Muscadines have tough, thick skins and yield less juice than other grapes, leaving the skin, pulp, and seeds as waste, or pomace.
In research jointly funded by USDA, the Mississippi State University nutritionist found that a puree of muscadine skins and pulp is an excellent source of resveratrol, dietary fiber, and some essential minerals and is high in carbohydrates and low in fat and protein.
www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/nov97/musc1197.htm   (1160 words)

  
 Muscadine Grapes: a low-maintenance fruit for Texas
The ideal spacing distance for each muscadine vine is 20 feet apart, and nine-gauge wire on the top of the trellis should be 6 feet off the ground.
Muscadine grapes begin to ripen at the end of July and continue fruiting until mid-September.
Before 1970, the wet scar of the stem tearing the fruit occurred in almost all muscadine grapes and limited shipping the fruit, but that problem is almost nonexistent with the newer varieties.
texasgardener.com /pastissues/marapr05/Grapes.html   (1049 words)

  
 Muscadine Grapes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Native to Florida, muscadine grapes differ from bunch grapes in that they are harvested as single berries.
Muscadine grapes are hardly ever affected by disease or insects and adapt to a wide range of soil types.
Muscadine grapes not only provide a sweet, delicious food source for your family, they can also serve as nice ornamental plantings in your landscape.
osceola.ifas.ufl.edu /mg/hg092103.htm   (615 words)

  
 Texas Muscadines
The highly flavorful fruits of muscadines are particularly popular for jams, jellies, and juices and are also excellent as fresh fruit, though the skin is tough.
Muscadines are best suited to the fertile, loamy soils of East Texas that are acid with a soil pH of 6.0.
Muscadines are a southern crop requiring warm winters--they will freeze to the ground if grown in areas receiving winter temperatures less than 5 degrees to 10 degrees F. Muscadines cannot be grown north of climatic zone 7A.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /extension/fruit/muscadine/muscadine.html   (1345 words)

  
 winemaking: requested recipe (muscadine wine)
The common Muscadine Grape, botanically any one of a number of varieties of Vitis Rotundifolia, grows wild throughout the southeast United States, from East Texas and Arkansas to the Atlantic.
Muscadines are terrific climbers and reach up high into trees, cover brush and run along fences, growing up to 50 feet per year.
The high acidity in Muscadines can cause severe skin irritation until the acidity is corrected.
winemaking.jackkeller.net /reques15.asp   (921 words)

  
 The Muscadine Grape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The muscadine grape is native to Florida and has been cultivated in the state for many years.
It is harvested as single berries instead of in bunches and has smaller leaves and fruit with thicker skins than the bunch-type grapes.
One reason for its popularity is that the muscadine is seldom seriously affected by disease or insect pests.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /MG215   (1393 words)

  
 Muscadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are a wild grape variety native to the south eastern United States.
One-half serving (two ounces) of unfiltered muscadine juice, one serving of muscadine jam, one medium muscadine muffin, or one-tenth serving of muscadine sauce give the same dietary amounts of resveratrol as four fluid ounces of red wine, the researchers say.
Georgia is the largest producer of Muscadines in the nation, with 1,100 acres planted annually.
resources.caes.uga.edu /media/GAR/muscadines.htm   (331 words)

  
 Still Pond Vineyard & Winery, Arlington, Georgia - Home of Award Winning Wines!
Muscadines are harvested not only for enjoyment as a fruit, but the juice has many other uses.
Muscadine grapes, with their rich flavor and chewy skins, are an old southern favorite.
For more information about Muscadine grapes, please send us an email at grapes@stillpond.com and we'll be happy to answer your questions.
www.stillpond.com /muscadines.htm   (220 words)

  
 SRSFC - Muscadine Production Guide - ../sec. 29
Muscadine grapes are native to and grow in the southeastern United States, a warm humid region with considerable potential for plant disease.
Most of the diseases of muscadine grapes that require control are caused by fungi and can be controlled with various degrees of success with timely fungicide applications.
In practice, many muscadine growers have not liked this trellis system because of higher initial cost and higher maintenance cost than the single wire trellis.
www.smallfruits.org /Muscadines/production/MuscadineGro/sec29.htm   (742 words)

  
 Muscadine Alabama churches (AL) - FlockFinder.com
One ministry that is rare amongst smaller churches in Muscadine Alabama (AL) is the Singles' ministry.
For most churches, singles over the age of eighteen are simply part of the main congregation, but for churches in Muscadine Alabama (AL) that have a large college crowd, an actual ministry focused on Singles' can be a great idea.
Another issue that a lot of churches in Muscadine Alabama (AL) are sensitive to is that many singles have small children, so they make a nursery available at the service.
www.flockfinder.com /3197_churches_4_cc.htm   (708 words)

  
 How to Make Homemade Muscadine or Scuppernong Jelly - Easily!
Muscadine or Scuppernong jelly can ONLY be made in rather small batches - about 6 cups at a time - like the directions on the pectin say, DO NOT increase the recipes or the grape jelly won't "set" (jell, thicken).
Put the crushed muscadines in a big pot on the stove over medium to high heat (stir often enough to prevent burning) for until it starts to boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
You can either put the soft cooked muscadines through a jelly strainer (about $9.00, see ordering at right) which results in the most clear jelly and is easiest to use, or pour them through cheesecloth in a colander.
www.pickyourown.org /muscadinejelly.htm   (2765 words)

  
 Muscadine Jelly Recipe - Country Cooking
Muscadines have a delicious flavor and smells heavenly when cooking.
Then mash the Muscadines and fill pot with water just about 2 inches covering over them.
By the morning you will have lots of wonderful Muscadine Jelly to share with family and friends.
www.countrymom.com /canning/muscadine-jelly.html   (403 words)

  
 Irvin House Vineyard - Publication Detail Webpage Default
However, the majority of muscadines and bullis were too twangy, too acid, too sour, with not enough sugar to interest growers for cultivation.
Many dark muscadines were called Bullis especially in South Carolina because of the resemblance to European plum bearing the name.
Scuppernong grape is a sport of the Species Vitis Rotundiofolia, commonly called muscadine, which is native to the Southern States and grows nowhere else except as an exotic.
www.charlestonwine.com /muscadines.html   (433 words)

  
 Muscadines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Muscadine is a high-climbing woody vine from the grape family Vitaceae.
A close relative of muscadine is the scuppernong.
Extract juice from ripe muscadines in whatever way you prefer, add sugar, if desired and cook slowly until juice is the consistency of a thick paste.
www.indianspringherbs.com /Muscadine.htm   (885 words)

  
 A Florida Native: The Muscadine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) is harvested as single berries unlike the bunch grape varieties native to Europe.
Since the muscadine is a Florida native, it is seldom affected by disease (Crocker and Mortensen, 2001).
There is a unique combination of antioxidants in muscadine wine that is not found in other grape varieties, and muscadine wine contains higher levels of antioxidants (Lockette, 2003).
iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall04/Casey/varieties.htm   (422 words)

  
 Muscadine History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Garrett said that Muscadine wine was "the finest wine in the world." In order to increase the limited quantity of his very popular wine, Garrett began to blend in the more plentiful Concord and California wines.
The Bears' plant was one of the largest consumers of Muscadines in the nation, and its demands, fortified by those of Paul Garrett and others by 1906 practically exhausted the available supply of Muscadines.
In addition the recent finding that the Muscadine is the Healthiest Grape ever tested has new and exciting future.
www.ncmuscadine.org /Pages/History-Page.htm   (440 words)

  
 WoodMill Winery - The Wine - "A Winery with a Heart" - Muscadine Wine
A blend of Red Muscadine and Golden Scuppernong wines that produce a light blush wine with a hint of Christmas spice, high in antioxidants.
Therefore, the best way I know to describe Muscadine wine is that “It’s a front porch sipp’n wine”...in other words, after a long day at the office, in the field, or around the house, we don’t typically wait on food to be served to start enjoying our wine.
Muscadine wine is a heart healthy product often recommended by Doctors to improve cardiovascular health.
www.woodmillwinery.com /wine.html   (440 words)

  
 Muscadine Grape Wine Recipe
Scuppernong is the original variety of bronze muscadine discovered growing in the wild.
The common Muscadine Grape, botanically any one of a number of varieties of Vitis Rotundifolia, grows wild throughout the southeast United States, from Louisiana and Arkansas to the Atlantic.
Boil the water and dissolve the sugar in it.
www.grapestomper.com /recmscadn.html   (941 words)

  
 What is a Muscadine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Unlike bunch grapes, muscadines are resistant to most fungal and bacterial infections due to the production of antioxidants by the plants.
Muscadines grow and ripen in clusters of berries, not in a bunch.
Muscadines are used for a variety of food products: wine, fresh fruit, jams, jellies, pies, and nutritional supplements.
www.newu.net /muscadine.html   (224 words)

  
 Carolina: Wildlife of the Alligator River: Muscadine Grapes
Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are renowned for their delicious purple fruit.
Muscadine grape vines are high climbing and do not have thorns.
Muscadine grapes are used to produce jelly, juice, and wine.
www.carolina.com /redwolf/plants/grapes.asp   (114 words)

  
 SRSFC - Muscadine Production Guide - ../sec. 28
These disease outbreaks are probably due in part to the intensified planting of muscadine grapes and the introduction of new cultivars which are often less disease resistant than the native muscadine grape.
Powdery Mildew Powdery mildew is caused by the fungus Uncinula necator.
The damage on muscadine grapes is largely confined to the fruit.
www.smallfruits.org /Muscadines/production/MuscadineGro/sec28.htm   (882 words)

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