Comments on: Scuppernong Woo Hoo!

By: greenmg

greenmg — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:49:27 +0000

Well, we had a large arbor of scuppernongs in our back yard when I was growing up. My mother wouldn’t have anything to do with them, but my Baptist minister father used to pick them, put them up in canning jars, and store them in the basement for “juice”. I don’t know the recipe he used, but somehow that juice always developed a tremendous kick, and my father liked to make frequent trips to the basement. It was really sparkly as I remember. I wish I had a lovely scuppernong vine in my back yard, but I live in Minnesota now, and I fear it wouldn’t make it through the winter; I barely do myself!!

By: cynkorswim126

cynkorswim126 — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:48:43 +0000

Hello, I just popped in, I found this sight again, and thank you, Sweet Neet. I was thinking of Janice, and scup as well. Yesterday was Halloween, and that was Janice’s favorite time, watching the kids come dressed trick or treating. I looked across the yard at her house and thought of all the good times, and today ws thinking about the wine.
I think I will look to those sites and get me some.

By: SethnGA

SethnGA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:24:46 +0000

Well I don’t know too much about wines but every year when the harvest comes in I always want to take them and make wine, beer, or if I had the resources (a still) moonshine with them. But seeing how it is my Mom’s family property and we are Southern Baptist they frown upon it so we just make jellies and this year made a pie from a long forgotten recipe. And by the way the pies are killer! Hands down better then any blueberry pie you could throw at me and on the up-side no skins in the teeth unlike blueberry.

I know I might be off subject but I figure I would share cause it is harvest season as of Sept 21st for my family. I will start looking around here for that kind of wine though, just to study up on the future competition! I know for a fact I don’t like the bitter kinds of wine, but who knows, I at one time didn’t like beer.

Here’s to the hunt for the wine! And I better not get any dirty looks from Snooty, elitist wine shop owners cause as a avid Southern drinker I will call’em out on it.

Now thats what I call Southern Charm!

By: Sweet Neet

Sweet Neet — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:55:53 +0000

Cynkorswim, I can relate to Ms. Janice’s passion for Scuppernong Wine. It’s wonderful you’re keeping her memories alive! The memory of Scuppernong grapes are well folded into my fondest multisensory childhood memories of growing up in North Carolina. We had a large scuppernong vine at home (along with pecan trees, peach trees, and pear trees) and I remember checking, harvesting, and (of course) eating the grapes. There was a very specific art to eating them. We learned to quickly separate the thick skin and larger seeds from the edible sweet fruit/pulp–all intraorally. I remember tasting the good homemade wine. Cynkorswim, I don’t know what your climate is like there, but did you know you can find the plants and/or the seeds listed for sale on that most popular online auction site? (smile) I hope you get to try out the wine recipes!

By: cynkorswim126

cynkorswim126 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:31:01 +0000

Well folks, my experience with scuppernong was pleasant and fun. My dear 88-year old neighbor (just passed away this spring, bless her) had talked about scup for years, she hadn’t been able to find it forever and always wanted to taste it again. That was her favorite she always told me. We live in Ohio. I told her I never heard of it, that was 5 years ago. Well, she told me more, it always came up in conversations some how and we talked about a lot of things, believe me. And then, lo and behold last Christmas, she got her hands on a bottle. I believe her daughter or granddaughter brought it up for her. She shared it with me when she first got it, I knew she was saving it to savor, but she said wine was more fun sharing and then she shared it again the next week with my friend Marc and I, as we were sitting at our favorite place, her breakfast table. “Janice”, was her name and that wine was so sweet, nice and musky. I like sweet wines, I like anykind of wines, almost. She was generous enough to share the whole bottle, eventially. A week later, I got on the internet and was searching and found her two recipes for scuppernong, it tickled her pink-she even kept a copy of the recipes! I knew she would never make it, but she wanted me to remember the taste and knew that someday, I would try to make it. I haven’t yet, but anytime I can get my hands on a bottle, I “will have a drink to Janice” and remember all the fun times with her. So for me, maybe it’s more of memories, but I like it.

By: Wine Snob Not

Wine Snob Not — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:29:42 +0000

I’m enjoying a bottle of Scup at the moment. It goes great in/with a pork dish I just made with an apricot/mustard glaze.

I guess I’m “regional” living in SW Virginia. My friend’s mother used to make wonderful damson wine which was always a hit at the parties. Ah well.

Red necks, white socks…and blue ribbon beer.

By: Steve De Long

Steve De Long — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:34:04 +0000

Now that’s a long finish!

By: Herb Breese

Herb Breese — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:54:06 +0000

During my last trip to NC I picked up a bottle of the Blush. Talk about a long finish . . . there is still about three inches in the bottle, in the fridge. I can’t finish it.

Must be an acquired taste, but 12% alcohol so you get at least something out of it.

I’m going back next week. I’ll know to try something else.

By: Steve De Long

Steve De Long — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:56:42 +0000

Hey B W D, I’m not sure anything can stand up to night train WOO-WOO! All aboard to nowhere! Does Mad Dog come in Bananaberry just like Jamie says?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:19:00 +0000

I’d love to do a Scuppernong, Alizé Blue, and Maddog Bananaberry tasting.