Welcome to the World of The Mother Vine!

Sharing Nature's Bountiful gift of the Scuppernong grape for over 400 years, the Mothervine in Manteo on Roanoke Island, North Carolina continues her legacy of giving. The Scuppernong, the official state fruit of North Carolina, is a golden-white fruit and perfect for the creation of Thomas Jefferson’s favorite American wine. The MotherVine Premium Scuppernong Wine is now being produced by cuttings from the original ancient vine. Celebrate this rebirth and taste tradition.

"...the land was so full of grapes as the very beating and surge of the sea overflowed them..." "We found such plenty, as well there, as in all places else - both on the sand and on the green soil of the hills, in the plains, on every little shrub, and also climbing toward the tops of high cedars - that, I think in all the world, the like abundance is not to be found."
Arthur Barlowe - English Explorer 1584
Sir Walter Raleigh's Expeditions

MEET THE MOTHERVINE:

The Mothervine on in Manteo on Roanoke Island, North Carolina is the oldest cultivated grape vine in the world.
- How old is it?
  - It is thought that the Mothervine is over 400 years old.
    - Many believe that the Mothervine was planted by the first English settlers in the new land of Virginia - Sir Walter Raleigh's Explorers in 1584.
    - Others believe that the Mothervine was planted by the Native Americans who lived on Roanoke Island before the English explorers arrived.
    - Still others posit that the vine developed naturally many years earlier and was later established as a cultivated vine.
The Mothervine is a Scuppernong grape which is a sport - mutant - of the Muscadine.
- The Muscadine is a native American grape.
  - Unlike the Muscadine which is usually deep purple in color, Scuppernongs are generally golden bronze-green in color.
- The Scuppernong is a native North Carolina grape.
  - Although the Scuppernong is now cultivated throughout the southeastern United States, it only grows wild in North Carolina, specifically on Roanoke Island.
  - The Mothervine is thought to be the source of all Scuppernongs.
The Scuppernong was the first commercially cultivated grape in America.
- Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, the author of The Declaration of Independence, a statesman and 3rd President of the United States, is also considered the “Father of American Viticulture.” His favorite American wine was Scuppernong.
- Ebinezer Pettigrew of Edenton and George E. Spruce of Plymouth were early North Carolina winemakers. They made Scuppernong wine.
The Scuppernong is the official state fruit of North Carolina.

There are many more fact, legends and myths about the Mothervine. Please explore the pages in this web site and learn about the facinating world of the Mothervine, the Scuppernong and the Muscadine.

The MotherVine Scuppernong Wine

NOW AVAILABLE:

Mothervine Wine is the first wine in over 100 years to be produced from the Mother Vine. The Mother Vine is the oldest vine in North America.

Taste the best Scuppernong that was enjoyed by our forefathers and Native Americans

$12.99 per bottle

Available online at Duplin Winery