FRUIT OF THE DIVINE

THOUGH NATIVE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN, GRAPES FOR THE TABLE (OR THE BOTTLE) ARE CULTIVATED ON EVERY CONTINENT EXCEPT ANTARCTICA

Words Jennifer Stackhouse

Among fresh-fruit sales, grapes have proved a surprise star. The humble table grape has shown huge growth in volume in recent years due to the increase in numbers of new varieties, particularly seedless ones. There’s also been an expansion in regions where grapes are grown to include the subtropics and cold temperate zones, which has broadened their availability as fresh fruit. According to the annual report on Australia’s horticultural crops by industry body Hort Innovation, the grape season now extends from midsummer into winter. Research published in the scientific journal Clinical Infectious Diseases and promoted by the California Table Grape Commission in the US suggests that grapes could help in the ongoing fight against COVID. Grapes aren’t a cure and won’t prevent the disease but researchers have found their high levels of vitamin K…

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