Scuppernong

The white grape variety originates from the USA. Synonyms are American Muscadine, Big White Grape, Bull, Bullace, Bullage, Bullet, Bullet Grape, Green Muscadine, Green Scuppernong, Hickman's Grape, Pedee, Roanoke, White Muscadine, White Scuppernong and Yellow Muscadine. It is an all-female grape variety and one of the few examples of the sub-genus Muscadinia species Vitis rotundifolia. Alongside Alexander, Catawba, Concord, Niagara White and Norton, it is one of the most important historical varieties in the USA. It was one of the first American vines from which an attempt was made to press a wine. All Muscadinia vines are often incorrectly labelled as Scuppernong. It is probably directly descended from wild vines. The large, spherical berries are white-green to bronze in colour, so it is thought to be a somatic mutation (loss of colour) of the dark-berried Vitis rotundifolia.

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