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 The
couple started out by planting one acre of muscadines and after
planting "just a few vines," the endeavor took on a life of its own.
They currently maintain three acres of muscadines. Each acre
consists of nine rows of muscadine and scuppernong grapes that are four
hundred feet long and
 ten
to twelve feet apart. The first acre consists of six varieties
of muscadines and scuppernongs. The second acre consists of Black
Beauty, Supreme and Ison muscadine grapes. The third acre consists of mostly
Noble,
Creek
and Magnolia
which are varieties of muscadine that are generally used for making wine. Wenker's Vineyard
includes nine varieties of muscadine vines, four of which
are the greenish-bronze scuppernongs.
 The Wenker's enjoy visiting with customers and showing them around
the farm. Mary enjoys making several foods with the fruits of
their labor, such as scuppernong jam, scuppernong and muscadine
jelly and muscadine pies and cobblers. Please visit our
Recipe
Page for some delicious recipes.
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Mary
and Jerry Wenker first came to Guntersville, Alabama on a fishing
trip in 1990. They fell in love with Guntersville immediately
and decided that Guntersville was where they wanted to retire.
They purchased their retirement home in 1994. After retiring in 1999, they
moved from Colorado Springs, CO to Guntersville, Alabama. Jerry completed
the Master Gardener
course then purchased 36 acres of land. After much research, he and Mary realized that the
sloping property was perfect for growing muscadines. This fact
eventually led to the couple's decision to try their hand at growing
muscadines. 
