Grapes
Grape breeding has focused on the development of Hybrid bunch grapes with unique flavor and texture, Muscadine grapes with thin edible skin and firm flesh, and wine and juice grapes adapted to Arkansas’ growing conditions.
Grape Varieties Overall
All Grape Revenue in 2020
Have a Questions About Grapes in Arkansas?
If you’d like to learn more about our grape varieties and how to grow them, please visit our partners at the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
Want to know where you can buy these varieties? Here’s a list of our licensed propagators for the Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program.
Dazzle
Dazzle is a wine grape released in 2021 from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Fruit Breeding Program. Dazzle is a pink grape that produces a white Gerwürztraminer-type wine. It has a spicy aroma in addition to the floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Indulgence
Indulgence is a white wine grape released by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in 2021. Indulgence grapes produce wines with a muscat flavor and floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Compassion
Seedless table grape released in 2017. Green (white) skin, midseason harvest date of August 22, medium cluster size with large berries that have a crisp texture and fruity flavor with some aspects of muscat.
Enchantment
Red wine grape released in 2016. Deep-colored medium-sized berries with large, semi-loose clusters. Wine characteristics include deep, red color with a good fruit aroma similar to ‘Syrah’. ‘Enchantment’ can be used to produce a single-varietal wine, or be used as a blender to enhance the color or flavor of other wines. Average harvest date of 22 August.
Opportunity
White wine grape released in 2016. Medium-sized berries on large, tight clusters and neutral-flavored juice. Wine has distinct fruit flavors, honey aroma, and a light-gold color with spice like ‘Semillon’ and bouquet of ‘Cayuga White’. Average harvest date of 30 August.
Gratitude
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with exceptional flesh crispness and neutral flavor. Large clusters with medium-sized berries. Ripens in late August.
Joy
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Blue/black-colored fruit with an exceptional fruity flavor and very soft texture. Medium cluster size with medium-sized berries. Ripens the first or second week of August.
Hope
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with a fruity flavor and soft texture with high production potential. Medium to medium-large clusters with small-medium-sized berries. Ripens mid-August.
Faith
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Berries have blue-colored skin, slightly fruity to neutral flavor, and semicrisp texture. Both berries and clusters are medium sized. Ripens late July to early August.
Dazzle
Dazzle is a wine grape released in 2021 from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Fruit Breeding Program. Dazzle is a pink grape that produces a white Gerwürztraminer-type wine. It has a spicy aroma in addition to the floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Compassion
Seedless table grape released in 2017. Green (white) skin, midseason harvest date of August 22, medium cluster size with large berries that have a crisp texture and fruity flavor with some aspects of muscat.
Opportunity
White wine grape released in 2016. Medium-sized berries on large, tight clusters and neutral-flavored juice. Wine has distinct fruit flavors, honey aroma, and a light-gold color with spice like ‘Semillon’ and bouquet of ‘Cayuga White’. Average harvest date of 30 August.
Joy
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Blue/black-colored fruit with an exceptional fruity flavor and very soft texture. Medium cluster size with medium-sized berries. Ripens the first or second week of August.
Faith
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Berries have blue-colored skin, slightly fruity to neutral flavor, and semicrisp texture. Both berries and clusters are medium sized. Ripens late July to early August.
Indulgence
Indulgence is a white wine grape released by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in 2021. Indulgence grapes produce wines with a muscat flavor and floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Enchantment
Red wine grape released in 2016. Deep-colored medium-sized berries with large, semi-loose clusters. Wine characteristics include deep, red color with a good fruit aroma similar to ‘Syrah’. ‘Enchantment’ can be used to produce a single-varietal wine, or be used as a blender to enhance the color or flavor of other wines. Average harvest date of 22 August.
Gratitude
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with exceptional flesh crispness and neutral flavor. Large clusters with medium-sized berries. Ripens in late August.
Hope
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with a fruity flavor and soft texture with high production potential. Medium to medium-large clusters with small-medium-sized berries. Ripens mid-August.
Dazzle
Dazzle is a wine grape released in 2021 from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Fruit Breeding Program. Dazzle is a pink grape that produces a white Gerwürztraminer-type wine. It has a spicy aroma in addition to the floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Indulgence
Indulgence is a white wine grape released by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in 2021. Indulgence grapes produce wines with a muscat flavor and floral, fruity and herbal aromas.
Compassion
Seedless table grape released in 2017. Green (white) skin, midseason harvest date of August 22, medium cluster size with large berries that have a crisp texture and fruity flavor with some aspects of muscat.
Enchantment
Red wine grape released in 2016. Deep-colored medium-sized berries with large, semi-loose clusters. Wine characteristics include deep, red color with a good fruit aroma similar to ‘Syrah’. ‘Enchantment’ can be used to produce a single-varietal wine, or be used as a blender to enhance the color or flavor of other wines. Average harvest date of 22 August.
Opportunity
White wine grape released in 2016. Medium-sized berries on large, tight clusters and neutral-flavored juice. Wine has distinct fruit flavors, honey aroma, and a light-gold color with spice like ‘Semillon’ and bouquet of ‘Cayuga White’. Average harvest date of 30 August.
Gratitude
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with exceptional flesh crispness and neutral flavor. Large clusters with medium-sized berries. Ripens in late August.
Joy
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Blue/black-colored fruit with an exceptional fruity flavor and very soft texture. Medium cluster size with medium-sized berries. Ripens the first or second week of August.
Hope
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Green berries with a fruity flavor and soft texture with high production potential. Medium to medium-large clusters with small-medium-sized berries. Ripens mid-August.
Faith
Seedless table grape released in 2012. Berries have blue-colored skin, slightly fruity to neutral flavor, and semicrisp texture. Both berries and clusters are medium sized. Ripens late July to early August.