About Louisiana Wine Country
Louisiana wine is unlike anything else in American viticulture. The subtropical climate that makes the state inhospitable to traditional Vinifera grapes has pushed winemakers toward muscadine. The thick-skinned native grape that thrives in heat and humidity.and tropical fruit wines that embrace the state's agricultural abundance.
New Orleans anchors the southern wine scene with urban tasting rooms crafting everything from classic muscadine to mango-passion fruit blends. The North Louisiana piney hills around West Monroe, Shreveport, and the Northshore offer a different experience: estate vineyards on red clay soils growing Blanc du Bois, muscadine, and Lomanto.
Tasting fees are low, vibes are casual, and the food-wine pairing possibilities, crawfish, gumbo, boudin, pralines,are uniquely Louisiana. Don't come expecting Napa. Come expecting something you can't get anywhere else.
Premier Regions
Louisiana's most notable wine regions and tasting destinations.
