What type of grapes produce the best homemade wine?
I made wine with my father-in-law for two seasons, but he is now deceased. I can remember buying a grap called muscado (dont know if I am spelling it correctly) or another one begining with an "M"
Please let me know what you thing. I have a store near the house that sells the grapes by the case.
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It was very likely "Muscadine" grapes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscadine
These are frequently used for home winemaking.
"Muscat" grapes are a commonly used grape for making dessert wines (Muscato) but is not frequently used for home winemaking unless you specifically get the grapes or concentrate from a home brewing store or vineyard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat_%28grape_and_wine%29
Concorde grapes, they are weird to me because, excuse the way I put this, but they have like a hunk of snot in the middle. I love them, but they are strange as far as grapes go. The skin pops open and is delicious, and the inside is separate and sour. But these make good wine.
Making wine at home is simple. Get the best wine grapes, not juice grapes (concord or Niagara) that you can find. To select good grapes remember you should taste them before purchasing. What the grape tastes like in the berry is what your wine will taste like so be sure to taste them first. There are many ‘M’ varieties you could use depending on your location. A few common ones are:
Malaga - Medoc Noir - Merlot - Morillon - Muscat - Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains - Muskat Sylvaner
Here are the other wine grapes beginning with ‘M’:
]Macabeo Alcanol - Macabeo - Maccabeu - Maceratino - Mädchentraube- Madea - Madeleine Angevine - Madeline Angevine - Madeleine Royale - Madeleine Sylvaner - Magliocco Canino - Mainriesling - Malaga - Malaga Rose - Malagousia - Malanstraube - Malbec - Malbo Gentile - Malingre Précose - Mali Plavac - Malmsey - Malvasia - Malvasia Canaria - Malvasia Fina - Malvasia Riojana - Malvasia Rose du Po - Malvasia Trevisano - Malvasier - Malvoisie (Blanc) - Malvoisie (Noir) - Malvoisier - Mammolo - Manchega - Mandelaria - Manduria - Manicle - Manseng - Mansois - Mantonegro - Manto Negro - Manzoni 2-15 - Manzoni 6-0-13 - Marastina - Maratheftiko - Marcelan - Maria Gomes - Marienriesling - Mariensteiner - Marocain Noir - Marsanne - Martinsriesling - Marzemino - Mataosso - Mataro - Matrassa - Matsvane - Maturana Blanca - Mauzac - Mavro - Mavrodaphne - Mazuela - Mazuelo - Médoc Noir - Mechveliani - Melnik - Melon de Bourgogne - Mencía - Menu Pineau - Merlot Blanc - Merwal - Merzling - Mesenicola (Black) - Meslier St Francois - Meslier Vert - Meunier - Mezes Feher - Michele Pallieri - Michurinetz - Millardet 125-1 - Milleron Troyen Blanc - Millers Burgundy - Milloccio - Minhota - Mishket - Misket - Mission - Molette - Molinara - Moll - Monastrell - Monbadon - Mondeuse Noir - Mondeuse Blanche - Monemvasia - Monica - Montepulciano (d’Abruzzo) - Monte Senario - Montils - Montonico - Montù - Montuni - Monukka-I-Siah - Morasso - Moratón - Moravia - Moravia Agria - Moravia Dulce - Morbidella - Morellino - Morio Muscat - Moristel - Morrastel - Morro d’Alba - Mortágua - (Preto de) Mortágua - Moscadelletto - Moscato di Canelli - Moscato Giallo - Moscato Mavro - Moscatel - Moscatel de Alejandria - Moscatel de Austria - Moscatel Gordo - Moscatel Romano - Mosciolo - Moschofilero - Moschomavro - Moschophilero - Moslavac - Mosler - Mostosa - Mourillon - Mourisco Preto - Mourvèdre - Mtsvane (Kahetinskii) - Mudzhuretuli - Müllerrebe - Muellerrebe - Müller-Thurgau - Murray (River) Riesling - Muscadel - Muscadelle - Muscadelle de Bordelais - Muscadelle de Nantes - Muscadet de Bourgogne - Muscat de Valais - Muscardin - Muscat Blanc - Muscat Dr. Hogg - Muscat Dr. Hoog - Muscat Fleur d’Oranger - Muscat Frontignon - Muscat Gordo Blanco - Muscat Hamburg - Muscat Italia - Muscat Lunel - Muscat Noir - Muscat Noir Hatif Marsella - Muscat of Alexandria - Muscat Oliver - Muscat Ottonel - Muscat Rouge de Madere - Muskatel - Muskateller - Muskat Krymskii - Muskat-Sylvaner
so it is up to you as to which you choose. Good luck.
CONCORD GRAPES.
I agree with Trid. While living in Texas I knew many people who made exceptional homemade wine with Muscadine grapes. Give them a try as I’m sure you will be happy with the resulting product.
The grape you are talking about called "moscato". It is famous mediterranean varietas know for the great stock to make desert (sweet and semi-sweet) white wines. There is also black moscato (german brand) which is rather rear in US. Best local grapes will be your best stock. Depends on the area where you live and type of wine you want, you can always choose from local availability. Generally red wines get better if you are moving south and white wines comes from the more northern regions of the US.