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Anyone grow muscadines and make homemade wine?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:32 am
Posted on 6/22/23 at 11:32 am
I have some land and I'm considering growing a vine or two next year.
I am wondering, in general, how challenging is it to get the muscadines to produce well and how many vines you need to make a good amount of wine?
I also welcome any and all general thoughts and other information.
I am wondering, in general, how challenging is it to get the muscadines to produce well and how many vines you need to make a good amount of wine?
I also welcome any and all general thoughts and other information.
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Posted on 6/22/23 at 3:27 pm to Tornado Alley
The older the vines, the better they produce. The first couple years might be disappointing but eventually you won't know what to do with them all.
Regarding wine, are you an experienced vintner, have you made wine before?
Regarding wine, are you an experienced vintner, have you made wine before?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:41 pm to Tornado Alley
I have 10 vines and they produced pretty good. They are 4-5 years old and I think we got 3 gallon ziplocks of muscadines last year. They are loaded up this year too.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 8:36 pm to pdubya76
Never made wine before but I can grow stuff well. 
Posted on 6/22/23 at 8:39 pm to Tornado Alley
I made some with strawberries and it was good but not great. I get muscadine wine at Old South in Natchez . Sweet magnolia is great.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 8:49 pm to pdubya76
I don’t like sweet wine. What would muscadine wine without added sugar and fermented naturally taste like? I’ve read butter and acidic.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 10:34 pm to Tornado Alley
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I don’t like sweet wine. What would muscadine wine without added sugar and fermented naturally taste like? I’ve read butter and acidic.
So why are you trying to do it?
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:17 am to deeprig9
1) I like to grow stuff.
2) I like natural wine.
3) Because I don't know if it's possible to make a natural, dry muscadine wine. Does anyone know if it is?
2) I like natural wine.
3) Because I don't know if it's possible to make a natural, dry muscadine wine. Does anyone know if it is?
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:21 am to Tornado Alley
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Anyone grow muscadines and make homemade wine?
yes. a shite ton of people do.
Posted on 6/23/23 at 8:39 am to Tornado Alley
the truck driver at my first job out of LSU made his own blackberry and muscadines wines
the blackberry was like drinking vodka and fruit juice.
The muscadines wasn't half bad. If i had some vines, i would give it a shot.
the blackberry was like drinking vodka and fruit juice.
The muscadines wasn't half bad. If i had some vines, i would give it a shot.
This post was edited on 6/23/23 at 8:40 am
Posted on 6/23/23 at 1:05 pm to Tornado Alley
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3) Because I don't know if it's possible to make a natural, dry muscadine wine. Does anyone know if it is?
Use yeast strain Lalvin EC-1118 and it will be very very dry. Most muscadine wine is a little sweet because the dry flavor isn't very, um, popular. I haven't made muscadine wine, but I've made several other types. If there's a single molecule of sugar in the liquid, the EC-1118 will get it.
If I had a mess of muscadines, I'd do the above. But I'd still backsweeten it with a little honey (half tsp per liter) and stabilizers at bottling time, then let it age a year in a cool dark place.
Posted on 6/24/23 at 4:36 pm to deeprig9
My neighbor makes it but it's way to sweet for me.
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