Mississippi wine

Mississippi

Wine region
Official name	State of Mississippi
Type	U.S. state
Year established	1817
Country	United States
Sub-regions	Mississippi Delta AVA
Total area	48,434 square miles (125,443 km2)
Grapes produced	Carlos, Muscadine, Noble[1]
No. of wineries	3

Mississippi wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The hot and humid climate of Mississippi makes it very difficult to cultivate vitis vinifera or French hybrid grapes. The three commercial wineries in Mississippi focus almost entirely on the Muscadine grape, a variety also used for non-alcoholic grape juices, jams, and jellies. Most of the Mississippi Delta AVA, a designated American Viticultural Area, lies within the state boundaries of Mississippi.^[1]

See also

• American wine

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