The scuppernong grape is its state fruit; one vine in the Outer Banks is more than 400 years old
... as it's sometimes spelled) in the 1580's sent back reports from the 
Outer Banks of ... Scuppernong "Mother Vineyard," a vine that is now over 400 
years old and... [DOC] [TLE] The mother of all vines gives birth to a new wine | News | pilotonline ... [PAR] Jul 14, 2008 ... ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C. Wine from the same vine that Sir Walter ... famed 
scuppernong grapevine is purported to be more than 400 years old.