FAQ
Q: What is a muscadine?
A: A muscadine is a type of grape, but muscadines are one pair of chromosomes different from traditional grapes. When Europeans landed on North America they were thrilled to find an abundance of grapes here, but they knew there was something different about the big, round grapes.
Muscadines ripen as individual berries, not by the bunch. They don't even grow in bunches!!!! What?, you ask? No bunches! Muscadines grow in clusters of 8 - 15 berries. They have very thick skins and several large seeds inside. So, they are harvested by shaking the vines!
Muscadines come in two colors: black (for red wines) and bronze (for white wines)
Q: Is there a muscadine tree? How do muscadines grow? A: NO, NO, NO there is no such thing as a muscadine tree! You may see them in a tree because it's a vine wanting to get to the sunlight by climbing the tree. For commercial users, muscadines are grown in vineyards in full sun!
A: A Scuppernong is a very famous bronze (white or green) muscadine. Scuppernongs were named because they were found along the Scuppernong River, North Carolina. They were made famous because of Virginia Dare wines - the #1 selling wine in the United States prior to Prohibition.
Q: What is a Bullis? A: That's an interesting question. The only people who I hear talking about Bullis grapes are from Alabama or Georgia, or their relatives were from there. I think that may have been the American Indian name for muscadines. There may be other theories out there, but this sounds resonable to me.
A: It's historical! Our Grandfather Galbreath, Sr., moved across the street in 1939 to establish his veterinary practice. When Doc & Edeen moved back to Natchez in 1959, they, too, moved across the street. Doc bought the current location in 1960 as a storage building and turned it into a winery in 1979.
Q: Why can't you ship to me? A: It's the LAW! Each state is the USA is allowed to make its' own laws in regards to shipping wine directly to consumers- some make it easy and legal, some make it difficult and legal, and some make it illegal.
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