Description
Red Globe is a large, seeded red table grape bred by Harold Olmo and Albert Koyama of the University of California from a cross made in the late 1950s, and released in 1980. It was designed as a better-yielding, better-colouring alternative to Emperor for late-season and cold-storage markets. The very large, round, pink-red berries have firm flesh and seeds that separate easily, and bunches are large to very large, often around a kilogram.
Characteristics
Red seeded table grape; very large round berries; firm flesh; large to very large bunches; late season (about mid-September in California); excellent cold-storage life
Growing Tips
Red Globe crops well with short spur pruning, and UC advisers list it as spur-pruned, ripening around mid-September. The vine is less vigorous than Emperor with a fairly open canopy, which lets the fruit colour evenly without stripping leaves. Because the berries are huge and the bunches heavy, thin bunches on young or weak vines and give the fruit a long, warm season to colour fully.