scuppernong

[ skuhp-er-nawng, -nong ]

/ ˈskʌp ərˌnɔŋ, -ˌnɒŋ /

a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.

the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the southern U.S.

Origin of scuppernong

1805–15, Americanism; short for scuppernong grape, after a river in North Carolina

scunner, scunnered, scunthorpe, scup, scupper, scuppernong, scur, scurf, scurfy, scurrile, scurrility

She tendered me a chair; while her husband opened a sideboard, and brought forth a box of Havanas and a decanter of Scuppernong.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 |Various
The Scuppernong is the best of all grapes, for general cultivation at the South.

Soil Culture |J. H. Walden
Very similar to Scuppernong and Prince says it is quite probable it may be the genuine Scuppernong.

The Grapes of New York |U. P. Hedrick
Here are three goblets of wine—one is Scuppernong, the other two are harmless.

Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II. |Various

Also there was a cup of sweet wine, home-pressed from the berries the Indian scuppernong, to wash them down.

The Master of Appleby |Francis Lynde

scuppernong

/ (ˈskʌpəˌnɒŋ) /

a sweet American wine, slightly golden, made from a variety of muscadine grape

another name for muscadine, the variety from which this wine is made

C19: named after Scuppernong River in North Carolina where the grape grows