Native Son Vineyard

For the love of the Muscadine Grape…

Once the vista for the first native inhabitants, it is now home to a native grape.

Muscadines, America’s “first grape”, made an impression on the first European settlers. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh, described the muscadine as being “on the sand and on the green soil, on the hills as on the plains, as well as on every little shrub … also climbing towards the tops of tall cedars … in all the world the like abundance is not to be found.” Muscadines are native to the southeast section of the United States. Wild cultivars are found in the woods and ripen in late September. One of the hardiest grapes, it thrives in the hot, humid summers of North Carolina.

Known for its beneficial levels of resveratrol and antioxidants levels, it has become one of the century’s top health foods. When fermented into a wine it becomes a pleasant treat for the palate. From the sweet bronze cultivars to the rich, deep purple cultivars, the muscadine offers up a wide range of complex flavors for consumption. A native grape from a native land, that’s what Native Son Vineyard is all about.