North Carolina wine North Carolina wine North Carolina wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Wine has been produced in the area since the early days of European colonization in the 17th century. Wine growers in North Carolina were the first to cultivate a Native American grape variety, the Scuppernong, which produces a sweet wine, examples of which are still being made in the state. Most wine produced in North Carolina since the year 2000 is made from "Vitis vinifera" grape varieties, although French hybrid and "Vitis labrusca" varieties remain common. In the mid-19th Century,
Usa River, Tanzania Usa River, Tanzania Usa River is a town around to the east of the City of Arusha, the capital of the Arusha Region of northern Tanzania. Usa River is the district capital of Meru District. Tumaini University Makumira, formerly Lutheran Theological College Makumira, is the main campus of Tumaini University, the university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, established in 1997. The MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation is located in Usa River. The School of St Jude, a charity-funded school for the poorest children of the Arusha Region, has a campus in Usa River. Usa river rehabilitation center,