All things Grape and Our Grape Harvest October 2026
On Friday I had a very good grape harvest this year. The best ever harvest. Although some of the fruits have not gone on to make grapes and are a bit patchy but ideal for making some Grape jelly which will be a useful preserve for the Pantry shelf. I perhaps should have harvested the grapes a little sooner, but when I tasted them the other week they were still a bit sour and I therefore opted to wait a little longer. The plant this year has gone berserk just look at these photos below and also the grapes harvested. Now that I have harvested the grapes, the vine is about to be tidied up and trained in for next year. The vine really has taken off this Summer and the plant is now twice the size in length that it was. In any event the Grape jelly has been started off this evening as it needs dealing with rapidly. Although the bunches of grapes are small, their flavour is quite sweet and the fruits are bluey-coloured. Unfortunately ...