A November harvest

Visited John to taste some wild grapes picked Saturday, November 4th.

Here is a photo of the two varieties.  On the left is 'Plainview big leaf cinerea'.  On the right is 'Plainview cordifolia'.

Here are my notes:

1. Plainview Cordifolia: Taste reminds me immediately of vegetables.  Yellow bell pepper comes to mind after putting 4 berries in my mouth at once and getting a fair sample of juice.  Ugh!  Not much acid.  John says it had more bite before it was frozen, Saturday.  Juice has a dark red color.  Brix was 28.  Large berries measured between .33 and .38 inches in diameter.

2. Plainview Big Leaf Cinerea: Taste reminded me of Bridlegate cinerea. Blackberry! Fruity!  More acid than the cordifolia.  John says is had more punch on Saturday.    Brix was 24.  Berries were .4 inches (1 cm) in diameter.  Dark red juice.

I could not taste any relationship between the two grapes despite their proximity to each other (about 20').