Interesting. Thanks for the info. 
It is mostly used in specialty markets such as health food stores for its unique qualities, including blackish color, tender skin, and characteristic rich flavor.
Sounds like a delicious grape & raisin Richard. How productive is it?
After 5 years in the ground on a 5’ high 12’ wide T trellis in Rancho Peñasquitos it produced about a dozen good bunches per year.
Wish i was closer to taste it!
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Fruit buds, 2016-04-04
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Not very black. Did you pick early due to powdery mildew?
No. 
The heat here is uneven for ripening grapes; e.g. mid 80’s in the day and high 60’s at night. So the grapes you see on the plate are actually mature in flavor but not in color. The grapes on the vine won’t be picked for another week.
Interesting. Ours came off a month ago and were black. Very very good grape.
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Summer Royal is my favorite black grape. It makes sensational coal black raisins by just setting them in the sun. No treatment needed. They were extremely flavorful fresh this yr. Both SR and BM are black here and were in Fresno.
Yes.
Got out my KitchenAid attachments this evening and expressed one of those bunches into 2 cups of juice.
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Well done Richard. I’m sure fresh grape juice has a great taste. What are your thoughts about making juice from muscadines? Will the seed be a problem? etc.
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Thanks
