different meanings for 'grapes'?

Question

In the film, "A Walk in the Clouds" directed by Alfonso Arau, a woman goes to the grape field called 'Las Nubes' which stands for "the clouds".

John Steinbeck wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"
What did grapes mean in that context?

Do grapes ever have any connect with marriage or love?

What meaning do you know for 'grapes'?

Answer 1

I believe grapes are related to wine and intoxication- so Bacchus was the God of wine, but he was also related to love and pleasure, so grapes have this connotation. They are a very historical fruit, wine being an ancient drink and grapes growing in the world's first areas of civilization. The connection to marriage I can see is that wine is commonly consumed at festivals and celebrations, like a wedding. There are also metaphors about grapes relating to the vine that they grow on. Fruit on a vine is used to describe things that grow off of something else. Hope this helps!