Scuppernong was a name I had heard for the first time when I first started making my own wines and is considered the ancestor to many of the now more well known Muscadine varietals. It is one of the larger native muscadine varietals that grows easily…
My guess is that when Rhode Island is mentioned, the first thing that comes to people’s mind is how tiny it is. Then when the vineyards in Rhode Island get brought up, I’m also guessing that most people would respond with, “How? It is so small.…
When I first started looking for wines from Indiana, I fell into a familiar trap that I’ve often caught myself thinking. I grew up in southern Illinois, Indiana’s neighboring state to the west, and tend to assume that Indiana and Illinois are very much alike. So…
Wisconsin is another one of those northern states that must be strategic with the grapes they try to use for wine. With it being just a trip across Lake Superior away from Canada, it’s at the extreme northern end of the Midwest and neighbors one of…
This 1934 Adega Viuva Gomes wine from Colares, Portugal got me back in the vintage wine tasting saddle this weekend. Colares is a small region and is well known for using the Ramisco grape. I found this wine to still be remarkably tannic which is something…
Nowadays Florida is more well known for palm trees, nice beaches, Disney World, and Spring Break; but once upon a time over 500 years ago settlers were attempting to turn it into a major wine producing location. Like most states of the southeastern US, the native…
Texas’ wine industry has always puzzled me. I’m a bit surprised that it hasn’t become more popular by now. All of the right pieces are there, yet you won’t find any major retailers selling Texas wines (except locally within the state itself). Texas was first explored…
After about a year and a half, I decided to revisit cannabis infused wines and see how far along the industry has come since my very first video. Back in 2017, cannabis was becoming legal in more and more US states and a few wineries jumped…
Do you remember what the key factors were that made you fall in love with wine? Was it through visiting a winery or tasting a specific bottle? How about movies or television? It was actually a little of all of these for me, though I did…
Pop question! Which state had the USA’s first AVA awarded? I’m sure based upon the state this article is about, you may have guessed Missouri. If so, you are correct. When people think of US wine history, most average wine drinkers will probably think of California…
