Monday, July 21, 2014

The “Muscadine Grape”….100% American!

September 2013

The “Muscadine Grape”….100% American!
Did you know that Florida and the southeastern United States are home to one of the world’s finest grapes, the… Muscadine Grape?
Did you know that the Muscadine Grape is an “American Original”? Its stock is 100% American!
Did you know that the Muscadine Grape makes “World Class Wines” including ‘Reds, Whites and Rose’?
It is the only grape that thrives and prospers in Florida’s hot and humid climate. It produces bountiful grape harvests laden with sweet and delicious grapes. At BHV, we grow seven different varieties. The colors range from gold to black and sizes from ¼ inches across to over 2 inches across. Aged over one year, the wines produced from our Muscadine grape easily competes on the world stage of fine wines!
For too long we have permitted our Muscadine Grape to remain in the shadows. With this Blog, we hope to bring it into the light!
To begin our journey into the light, we will reach back into history and to one of the earliest pages of our country. In the year 1585, Governor Ralph Lane of Roanoke Island wrote a letter to Sir Walter Raleigh in England. In the letter he wrote…”We have discovered grapes of such greatness, yet wild, as France, Spain nor Italy hath no greater”. The grape that Governor Lane was talking about was the…Muscadine Grape!
Between that long ago time and today, we have mostly forgotten our Native American grape heritage. Most of the grapes grown and the wines produced in our country today are from grape stock from Europe. Most of us have little or no knowledge about our fabulous Muscadine Grape.
 
 
       
For years, our doctors and health professionals have suggested that the antioxidants in a glass of red wine would benefit our health. Did you know, however, that the Muscadine Grape has…
·       40 times the Antioxidants of any red grape in the world!
·       6 times the Resveratrol of any red grape in the world!
·       More Fiber than Oat Bran!
·        The Only grape to have Ellagic Acid!
Yep, this is “Our” grape. It has thrived for millennia in our sandy soils of Florida. This is the grape that has waited patiently for us to recognize its greatness. If you’ve never enjoyed a glass of Muscadine grape wine, we strongly suggest that you enjoy one today! Very possibly, your taste buds will rejoice with the unique taste, flavor and crispness of this fabulous Muscadine wine.
So, until next time, we hold our glass of Muscadine grape wine before us in a toast and say, we wish you all the best and happiness throughout the upcoming ‘Holiday Season’!
Salute and Happy Days”!   


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