Varieties of Muscadine Grapes

Black Beauty

• The Black Beauty variety of grape is a larger fruit averaging one and a quarter inch around. As the name suggests, the skin of the grape is black. They grow in larger clusters. With a sugar content of 24 and a half percent, they are amongst the sweetest grapes.

Black Fry

• Also a larger, black grape, the Black Fry averages one a quarter inch around. It has a lower sugar count than the Black Beauty variety at 20 percent. They also grow in large clusters. Black Fry are good grapes for making jellies.

Fry

• The Fry variety is comparable to the Black Fry, but is still unique. They average one and three-eighths around and have a bronze colored skin. They have a 21 percent sugar content and are great to eat right off the vine.

Darlene

• Slightly smaller than the Fry grape, the Darlene variety is also bronze in color. With a 24 percent sugar content, they are very sweet and melt well. The size of the fruit is consistent throughout the vine.

Higgins

• The Higgins variety has a pinkish hue that sometimes tends towards a reddish-bronze color. They grow in large clusters that are very tightly packed together. They are tender and have a lower sugar content at 17 percent.

Granny Val

• The Granny Val are larger grapes. They are bronze in color. This variety grows very well and will yield a large crop. They are best used for home use or for making wines and juices.

Nesbit

• The Nesbit measures in at one and one-eighth in diameter. With a higher sugar content at 20 percent, this black grape grows in clusters that range from medium to large in size. They are also good for home consumption and are great eaten right off the vine.

Cowart

• The very large Cowart has medium sugar content at 19 percent which grow in large clusters. They are often used for either juices or jellies. They are also good for eating or wine making.

Southern Home

• The Southern Home variety is a cross between both a Muscaline grape and bunch grape. They are black in color and are often used for making juices and wines. They are also one of the smallest varieties of Muscaline grape.