Japanese table grapes are world-famous for their candy-like sweetness, fragrant aroma and often eye-popping high prices.However, the popular treat is only available from late summer until mid-fall, making "budou," as they are known in Japanese, a seasonal treat.But that may soon change thanks to a third-generation grape grower, Tetsuya Higuchi, who has begun cultivating Japanese-style "budou grapes" in New Zealand.Located in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand experiences its seasons opposite to Northern Hemisphere countries, allowing Higuchi, who also cultivates grapes in Japan, to harves…READ FULL ARTICLE
