In article , Pam Moore
writes
On Mon, 24 May 2004 23:08:52 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

Black Hamburg.

Rusty, please tell me; I have a vine which was given to me as Black
Hamburg. It is outside on my allotment and not every year do I get
ripe grapes. However, even when ripe the grapes are about the size of
blackcurrants.
Does this sound like Black Hamburg to you?

Pam in Bristol

We grow Black Hamurgh vines in a greenhouse. They produce masses of huge
black, luscious, sweet grapes every year. Good for eating, winemaking,
freezing etc. They propagate well from cuttings.
They need a lot of summer and winter pruning, but they are well worth
the effort.

Cuttings taken from the same vine, growing outside 20 ft. away never
produce edible grapes. Most years they flower very late then wither
away. Some varieties of dry white grapes are harvested locally in
favourable years, but they are grown mainly for decoration.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.