Irvin House Wines and Firefly Distillery

Today my mom and I traveled to Wadmala Island to visit this local winery and distillery.  It was a gorgeous day and a fantastic trip!  They are the makers of Firefly Vodka along with several wines. Firefly Vodka Sweet Tea is a local favorite and well worth trying, in fact...  I think it's one of the best drinks around.  The tea is made with vodka from this distillery and tea from a local plantation too, the only thing in it not from here in Charleston is the raw sugar cane used from Louisiana.  All in all a true southern creation.  The same distillery is also a winery that uses the native muscadine grape  (in four varieties) to makes some terrific wines. Cool little fact, the muscadine grape is the only grape variety with one extra pair of chromosomes.  It is quite literally the smart grape, and as such is immune to all known grape diseases.  This means they can be grown and harvested without pesticides or chemicals. Muscadine grapes also have 8 times the amount of antioxidants and some other good for you thing than any other grape which makes this wine actually good for you!  What better excuse do you need to enjoy a wonderful glass! Check out the video below...