You know that your grapes are ready to harvest and ripe when they’re rich in color, juicy, full-flavored, plump, and easily crushed. Ripe grapes are tightly attached to the stem. Make sure you sample different grapes from each cluster. Remember that grapes don’t continue to ripen once ...
European grapes prefer Mediterranean climates or USDA zones 7 through 10. This variety includes many of the common seedless grapes found in grocery stores, like Thompson seedless (used for raisins), Flame seedless (also used for raisins), and Ruby seedless. Most common wine grapes fall into this...