nolesrule
Senior HTF Member
The muscadine wines are fruity and sweeter. I don't know what's available in grocery stores, but many of the wineries here in Florida make a table wine in either red or white from them.
Having been to a number of wine tastings at Florida wineries, people who prefer a sweeter wine tend to like these better than the drier alternatives, while people who prefer cab find them too sweet.
For example, this list of wines from San Sebastian Winery in St. Augustine is listed from driest to sweetest. Take a look at the ones toward the bottom of the list (but not the port and sherry, which are a separate subject).
Other options I would suggest for a fruitier/less dry are a reisling (I like the Blue Moon) or a gewurtztraminer (Fetzer Vineyards makes a good one), which tastes like a non-sparkling asti spumante...which I prefer to champaigne.
Having been to a number of wine tastings at Florida wineries, people who prefer a sweeter wine tend to like these better than the drier alternatives, while people who prefer cab find them too sweet.
For example, this list of wines from San Sebastian Winery in St. Augustine is listed from driest to sweetest. Take a look at the ones toward the bottom of the list (but not the port and sherry, which are a separate subject).
Other options I would suggest for a fruitier/less dry are a reisling (I like the Blue Moon) or a gewurtztraminer (Fetzer Vineyards makes a good one), which tastes like a non-sparkling asti spumante...which I prefer to champaigne.