Though Concord was generally accepted as being pure Vitis labrusca, horticulturists today believe it is a hybrid with another species and that most of the older American-type grapes involve more than one species. Ephraim Bull’s Concord seedling grew near a Catawba grape and may have been cross pollinated by it, he said. The Concord grape, with its distinctive flavor, is as American as apple pie. It’s the preferred jelly in peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, which sweetened up soldier rations during World War II, and is the flavor in Nehi grape soda. Concord juice has been served in U.S. churches […]