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North Carolina Scuppernong Table Wine. The name comes from the Scuppernong River in North Carolina mainly along the coastal plain. It was first mentioned as a "white grape" in a written logbook by the Florentine explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano while exploring the Cape Fear River Valley in 1524. [3] He wrote of "...[m]any vines growing naturally ...
The first cultivated wine grape in the United States was grown in North Carolina. The first known recorded account of the Scuppernong grape in North Carolina is found in the logbook of explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He wrote in 1524, "Many vines growing naturally there [in North Carolina] that would no doubt yield excellent wines."
Nearly 1,000 pounds of N.C.-grown Scuppernong grapes had been foot-stomped to create the mixed culture Saison, Mothervine. “Tons of beer” packaged for retail sale is now “completely gone.”
[1] [4] Childress is part of a broader development of wine-grape growing and vineyards in North Carolina which has been gaining traction in the 21st Century, following a period of rapid growth beginning in the 1980s. [2] [5] Grapes are grown locally on the vineyard grounds, at Childress' home estate, as well as purchased from local growers.
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Usually, the grapes growing in Garret Schaefer's California vineyard are destined to become fine wines — but not this year. Fifty acres or 400 tons of the grapes have been left to rot on the ...
The river shares its name with the Scuppernong grapes native to the area. The river has a history closely linked to colonization and agricultural utilization. Currently, the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and Pettigrew State Park can be found on the banks of the river. The River is celebrated annually through the Scuppernong River ...
The lake was once named "Scuppernong", [4] an Algonquian word which means "the place where magnolias grow". Scuppernong grapes once grew abundantly on the lake's shores, which is the source of their name. [5] Lake Phelps is named for Josiah Phelps, the first white man to enter its waters.