One was a purple Concord grape that tasted sweet like cotton candy, but was fragile with tiny seeds.

[5] Pollen from male grape flowers was extracted and brushed onto the female clusters of the target plant.

Over twelve years, a hundred thousand plants were created and grown in test tubes before developing the Cotton Candy variety of grape.

[11] In addition to California, growers also grow the grapes in Peru, Spain, Italy, Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Egypt, and Mexico.

[5] Retailers include Trader Joe's, Metro Market, Sam's Club, Aldi, Wegmans, and Whole Foods.