These include varieties like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Breeding work at NC State University developed better commercial varieties of muscadines during the 20th century. Muscadine grapes, often called scuppernongs, are native to Eastern North Carolina. They have seeds and thick skins and taste delicious fresh from the vine. Look for them in your grocery stores and farmers markets now, during the month of September.
Bunch grapes grow in clusters in Western North Carolina.
These include varieties like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. N.C. Wine is ready to drink between 3 months and 2 years after grape harvest, depending on wine style. A grape variety is the name of the grape. One acre of grapes will produce 600 gallons of wine or 3,000 bottles.