Red & White Grape Vines

These are my grape vines. One is a merlot grape and the other is a chardonnay grape. The pictures show the baby clusters. Once they are established and have a good connection to a climbing trellis, all you have to do is eat the grapes when they are ripe, and in the fall, cut back everything except the mother vine structure


Information from Wikipedia
Vitis (grapevines) is a genus of about 60 species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus is made up of species predominantly from the Northern hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, both for direct consumption of the fruit and for fermentation to produce wine. The study and cultivation of grapevines is called viticulture.

Most Vitis species are found in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in North America and Asia with a few in the tropics. The wine grape Vitis vinifera originated in southern Europe and southwestern Asia. The species occur in widely different geographical areas and show a great diversity of form. However they are sufficiently closely related to allow easy interbreeding and the resultant interspecific hybrids are invariably fertile and vigorous. Thus the concept of a species is less well defined and more likely represents the identification of different ecotypes of Vitis that have evolved in distinct geographical and environmental circumstances. The exact number of species is not certain, with species in Asia in particular being poorly defined. Estimates range from 40 to more than 60.
As the season progresses, I will post updates on the growth process throughout the summer. Everyone should have at least one grape vine in their garden. On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most maintenance, in my opinion, grape vines are a 2. The only negative comment I can make for grape vines is that when they are ripe is that they get ripe all at the same time. What you can't eat, try making a homemade wine! How bad is that !!!!