We’re enjoying monitoring the progress of our table grapes on the farm, where we have 18 different varieties, planted  in a pattern of ripening, from the earliest ripening (eg: Prime Seedless), to the latest ripening variety. Right now, the grape bunches are hanging heavily on from the trellis, awaiting another 2-3 weeks of ripening.

Most of these grapes are Vitis vinifera, with the exception of our Catawba grape, which is fairly unusual in South Africa, and can have a pronounced musky or “foxy” flavour. Catawba is a Vitis labrusca grape,  better known as the wild Vitis variety, which is used for wine as well as juice, jams and jellies.