Muscadine grape season is starting in the Pensacola area, and some farms will let visitors get in on the action through U-Pick fruit farms. Here’s what to know about muscadine season and where to go ...

One of the things I love about fall...produce! We get so many great things in our fall harvest and in North Carolina, one of those things is Muscadine grapes. You may have heard of Muscadine wine, but ...

The wine world is full of similar-sounding names for wines -- shiraz/syrah, grenache/garnacha, pinot gris/pinot grigio. Most ...

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 ...

Islam El-Sharkawy, PhD is an associate professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and is currently researching how grapes can be used to prevent and treat disease. Protiva Das, PhD , ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Muscadine grapes are typically ready to harvest in the late summer to early fall, such as August and September. While muscadines are sweet and can be enjoyed straight off the vine, they can also be ...