It started with a comment, a persistent friend, and a Groupon, and resulted in a day touring wineries specializing in Muscadine grapes.  Yep.  You heard me.  Muscadine wine.  I do live in the South ya’ll.  What it didn’t end in (thankfully) was a massive headache (or hangover) from the sugar in the sweet wines. The Comment from The Wandering G – “I’d like to try a Muscadine wine.  I love all things…

There’s not much better than waking up on a Saturday morning in February to a forecast of seventy degrees and sunny, especially when it is also wine club member pick-up day at Raffaldini, our favorite North Carolina winery.  But enough about Raffaldini, I have already boasted about their product in a previous blog.  All I can say is if you live in North Caroling or find yourself heading North or South on…

California be warned.  You aren’t going to control the market on US wine-making forever.  No, sir.  Washington and Oregon have already shown themselves as formidable contributors with North Carolina and perhaps even Virginia right behind. Sure, go ahead and gaff while you’re swirling your Riedel with a spit bucket at your side.  “Haha, all those rednecks know how to produce is moonshine and muscadine wine.  What do they know about fine wines?” …