we like grapes

Grapes Or Not To Grapes



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Did you know that some grape vine root stocks have been found in China that date back to before the great ice age? That’s how long we’ve been cultivated by mankind and wherever we’ve grown, we’ve been harvested to be eaten fresh, dried to sustain people through the long winter months or turned into wine for both social and religious occasions. Yes, we have a very special relationship with humans, so let me tell you more about us.

We grow in bunches, which can be like a pyramid, round or long and thin. Each of us is attached to the main stem of the bunch by our own short stem. Our thin skin encloses a sweet, juicy, jelly-like, almost translucent flesh.

We’re about the size of a marble or slightly bigger, about 1-2cm long, round like a ball (spherical) or egg-shaped, and either seeded or seedless. Our colour varies from green to dark purple, and some varieties have a whitish coating or bloom.