Grapes, particularly darker grapes, are rich in antioxidants, which help protect the body's cells from oxidative stress, a mechanism linked to cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.

They are sweet, nutritious and have been essential for a good life since the dawn of civilization. Served in fresh bunches, in the form of tasty dried grains or pressed and fermented to create enveloping elixirs, grapes take various forms to satisfy our appetites.