Muscadines Will Get You Smiling!
We just can’t wipe this smile off our face, because we love what Late Summer entails: Warm sunshine, aromatic vineyards, plump muscadines, succulent wine, decadent jam and chevre! Join us on "Cloud Nine” as we celebrate the many fruits of Georgia vineyards. Enjoy Muscadine and our Late Summer spreads, Summer Berries & Wine, Blueberry Shiraz, and Blackberry Merlot.
Georgia Jams Harvest Journal
Safe & Clean: Our production areas are properly distanced, our team members safely masked, our cleanliness and sanitation continue to exceed high standards, and more.
Orchard to Jam Kitchen: We happily source Georgia Muscadines from our partners, Minter’s Farm in Inman, GA and Ison’s Vineyard in Brooks, GA. Keep an eye on their farm events: Minter’s hosts a variety of fun festivals, and Ison’s offers grow-your-own vines and plants.
Musca-What and Scupper-Who? Not yet acquainted with these super-duper grapes? A short primer: Muscadines are an American grape native to the Southeast. They are large and round, with thick hulls, juicy pulp and sizeable seeds - think “hardy Concord grape.” The pulp is sweet, the hulls are edible and offer a refreshing, tart burst. However, they can be quite a mouthful when eaten raw! Scuppernongs are a variety of Muscadines, named for a river in NC, and are beautifully bronze with a mild sweetness. Both make their way into delicious jams, jellies and wine.
Processing & Jam Sessions: Processing Muscadines is an all-day party. Can you picture us? It’s a Lucile Ball-scale endeavor: Fun and games in the morning, with the gloves coming off by afternoon.
But seriously, we keep our feet out of the Muscadines!
Our fruit crusher separates hulls from pulp. The gears are fixed at “wimpy wimpy” grape width, so our “hefty hefty” Muscadines enjoy a ride on the treadmill before we muscle them through. Our reward? The musky, sweet smell in the Jam Kitchen is divine! We separate the seeds and juice the pulp then - Surprise! - reintroduce the hulls during Jamming. Why? Because it would be a crying shame to exclude their beautiful color and luxurious mouthfeel.
A few more tidbits and tweaks result in a Muscadine spread we’re extremely proud of, that will most certainly whisk you away to Cloud Nine.
Thank you for your support, and enjoy!