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North Carolina

This southern state is home to the SCUPPERNONG, a white-wine grape that belongs to the MUSCADINE family. Europeans found Muscadine vines growing wild here as early as 1524. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Scuppernong wines from North Carolina were quite well known, particularly the Virginia Dare brand. At this writing, North Carolina’s twenty-two wineries produce 550,000 gallons of wine from approximately 900 acres of vineyard. Although Muscadine grapes are still popular, the planting of HYBRIDS and European (VITIS VINIFERA) vines is increasing. More than half the wineries produce wines from these grape varieties. North Carolina is home to the Biltmore Estate Winery, one of the largest in the southern United States and the former country retreat of the Vanderbilts. This winery produces over 75,000 cases of STILL WINES (RED, WHITE, and RÓSE), as well as SPARKING WINES from an area that was originally the estate’s dairy complex.

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