If you’ve got ripe mustang grapes on your property (or have permission to pick a neighbor’s vine) this jelly recipe will help you preserve that native Texan sweetness. Instructions: Place the grapes ...

Usually reaching ripeness in late April, dewberry vines first announce themselves with white blossoms in mid-February. Credit: Ron Bechtol Growing up in the Pacific Northwest offered me a bonanza of ...

Wild and native mustang grapes are already ripening on South Texas and Hill Country vines, and the first wave of other cultivated varieties is a few weeks away at regional vineyards. But there’s no ...

I remember my mom used to go down the country roads and pick wild grapes for jelly making. I believe she called them Mustang grapes, but that is too much of a stretch for me to claim I remember the ...

Justin Scheiner / Texas A&M University It's a fantasy of indulgent decadence: sitting under a shady arbor, idly reaching for luscious round grapes, and popping them one-by-one into your mouth. It's ...

GRAPEVINE Let's talk grapes first, because Grapevine, the town midway between Dallas and Fort Worth that includes Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, loves grapes. Named for the mustang grapes ...

If you’ve got ripe mustang grapes, this jelly recipe will help you preserve that native Texan sweetness. Instructions: Place the grapes in a stockpot and add ½ cup water. Bring the pot to a boil and ...

Grape season is underway, and whether you’re walking through the woods or around your neighborhood block, you’re likely to see little orbs of purple perfection across South Texas right now. Wild and ...

Earlier this week while assisting a resident just south of Lufkin, I noticed a wild grapevine with numerous clusters of small green grapes. Two weeks ago, while visiting my son and daughter-in-law in ...