Sunlight International is Now Shipping Grapes From a Sensational Crop

Early-season green and red seedless grape varieties are exceptional this year and shipping now, under Sunlight International’s Pretty Lady for the Summer promotion. Despite the drought, this crop already has high brix levels that are expected to increase, along with excellent size and brilliant flavor, making for a vintage year for Sunlight International, company officials say. Sunlight’s growing and farming operations averted what Mother Nature threw their way and this year’s weather became ideal for growing conditions. “What else makes high quality table grapes happier than sunny, warm and dry conditions?” says George Galloway, sales, Sunlight International. “Between the unusual warm weather trend, harvest being a few days earlier than last year and new vineyards in the Maricopa, Calif. area, we are beyond excited about this strong start to the season and can’t wait for consumers to see our beautiful grapes in our one-of-a-kind retail promotional bins and bags.” Shipping as of June 24, from the Maricopa, Calif. region, an ample supply of the popular Flame Seedless has tested at 19 brix at harvest. Sunlight International’s Flame Seedless have always been a prevalent variety, as Jakov P. Dulcich planted the very same variety nearly 40 years ago. The new green seedless variety, Early Sweet, is round, plump and flavorful. At harvest, on June 22, this new variety was at 21 brix and will only get sweeter. In the next few days Sunlight International will phase into their new variety, Sweet Sixteen, followed by Esteem Green Seedless.