July 01, 2026
July is Concord month and it is The Juice of July! It’s a key season for the vineyards as grapes ripen under the summer sun, promising a great harvest. This month let’s celebrate with refreshing sips of Concord in the summer heat!
While this grape produces a light and refreshing wine, it is also used to make grape jelly and juice. This Missouri staple is versatile in so many ways and deserves to be celebrated all month long.
During Prohibition some Missouri vineyards survived by growing grapes that could be sold for juice or jelly instead of wine.
The Concord grape, an American varietal, produces a robust, medium-bodied wine. Found in the wild during the mid 1800s, it was named after its area of origin, Concord, Massachusetts.
This prolific vine yields medium-sized clusters of large berries. It’s known as a slip-skin grape because its skin easily separates from the pulp during winemaking.
This wine pairs well with cheddar, aged cheeses, orange chicken, pork chop, spicy seafood, candied nuts, grape pie or peanut butter.
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