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The muscadine grape is king in the South, and apparently always felt right at home in the Mississippi warmth.

Early Southern settlers described them as growing on the sand, hills or plains - or anywhere else the vine could plant its hardy roots.

Today, a handful of Mississippi wine growers are supplying the demand for sweeter tasting wines throughout the state with the all-purpose, disease-resistant muscadine. Drinkers can also take heart in recent research that points to the muscadine as a grape variety with one of the highest concentrations of health-giving resveratrol.

Find out more about the muscadine, how it's used to make wine in Mississippi, and why it's come to be called "the passion fruit of the South..."

More information about Mississippi wineries around the Web:

Mississippi Wineries on the WineWeb - A list of wineries statewide with a map and contact details. Each listing also gives the name of the winemaker, when the winery was established and the number of bottles in production.

Appellation America - Mississippi (State Appellation) - Here you'll find the short list of wineries with contact details and a map for each. The history of wine grapes and prohibition in this state is the reason for the small number of wine producers and the intro does a good job of explaining what the main difficulties are.

Old South Winery - Located in Natchez, this is one of the main wineries in Mississippi. The site gives a description of their muscadine wines along with location and contact details.

Muscadine.com - The great Southern grape including its history as an offspring of the wild scuppernong - along with how to grow, eat, make wine with, preserve, cook and bake with 'em - and anything else you ever wanted to know...

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