Hampton Court’s Great Vine is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest grapevine. At 254 years old it’s something of a celebrity. It was planted in 1768 under the instructions of the Palace’s then head gardener, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. The plant originated as a cutting from a vine at Valentines Mansion in Essex, and is of the variety Vitis vinifera ‘Schiava Grossa’ (synonym: ‘Black Hamburg’), a sweet, black dessert grape.
A Fine Vintage
Oct 05, 2022
3 minutes
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