Few Table Varieties

Green (white or golden) table grapes
The tender-skinned green grape is a good match for melon, mint and smoked chicken. It goes well in pâtés and fresh white cheese as well as with quail

 

• Perlette
  Perlette means "little pearl" in French because the berries are round, and light in color with an almost frosty green, translucent appearance. This grape was developed from a combination of many Eastern European grape varieties. Perlettes are seedless, mild and sweet to slightly tart.

   

• Sugarone

   

• Calmeria
  Grapes are elongated, light-green, seeded, with a mild, sweet flavour with an unforgettable tang.

   

• Muscat
  The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera are widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. They range in color from white to almost black, but almost always have a pronounced sweet floral aroma. The crisp and juicy muscat grape can stand up to relatively quick, hot cooking. Sautéed in butter, it can deglaze the pan when cooking calves liver, pork cutlet with a splash of Pineau des Charentes, or a slice of foie gras with a little glass of Sauternes

   

• Thompson
  Light green colour, oblong berries, and sweet, juicy flavour.

Red table grapes
The good plump seedless red grape with its thick flesh is quite happy to be simmered or to be thrown with ground meat into a stuffing for guinea fowl

 

• Chasselas
  The delicate chasselas grape, bronze and juicy does not take well to cooking. It is happier in salads, with cheese, cold meats or melon. It can, however, go into a chive and cream sauce just before it is served.

   

   

• Flame Seedless
  A medium small sized grape, seedless, firm skinned, and tender fleshed. It has mild, sweet/tart flavor and when ripe is a dark flame to rust red color with a slight bloom.

   

• Red Globe
  Crisp texture, large seeds and good flavour

   

• Ruby Seedless

   

• Christmas Rose

   

• Emperor
  Large, deep-red clusters and a lasting flavor

   

• Rouge

   

• Crimson Seedless
  This red medium size grape variety has firm, crisp berries with a sweetly tart, almost spicy, flavour.

   

• Tudor Premium Red

   

• Swenson Red

   

• Canadice

Purple table grapes

 

• Beauty Seedless
  Beauty Seedless is a firm skinned, tender fleshed newer variety of seedless grape. It has mild, spicy/sweet flavor and when ripe is a dark blue/black color with a slight bloom. the bunches should be heavy for their size.

   

• Autumn Royal

   

• Ribier
  Ribier grapes are large sized grapes that have seeds, and have firm, slightly bitter skin, and meaty flesh, and mild sweet flavor. When ripe, Ribier is a dark black/purple color. Ribier grapes originated in France. It was imported to South Africa in 1926 from Argentina. It is also known as Ribier in Spanish speaking countries and as Gros Noir (large black) in France. In Chile, Alphonse is an early black cultivar. The berries are large, round and a deep black colour. Very sweet and juicy.

   

• Fantasy Seedless

   

• Marroo

   

• Niabell

   

• Bluebell

   

• Concord
  Containing a lot of their distinctive flavor in their dark blue skins, these native grapes pop open to reveal a sweet, gelatin-like interior.

   

• Summer Royale
  This intensely purple grape has nice acidity and a firm, meaty texture.

   

• Black Corinth
  It is sometimes called Champagne grapes, however this is a misnomer. The Black Corinth is a tiny sized grape that is seedless, firm skinned, crunchy variety of grape. It has super sweet flavor and when ripe is a dark red/black color. It is popular with caterers, as it is a visually attractive grape that is used with great effect on fruit mirrors and fruit presentations. When dried, Black Corinth grapes are called Black Currants or Zante Currants however, it is not a true currant.