PJ,
We are not in the DFW/Burleson area, but since no one else had replied, I thought to give you our experience. We have grown grapes here just south of Waco with success. We have Marquis, Mars, and Reliant, all seedless table grapes. There is a wonderful winery just 10 miles north of us that has had outstanding success with wine grapes.
Pierce's disease is probably not going to be a problem for the home vineyard if the vines are planted where no grapes have been grown before, and if the stock you buy is clean. Be sure you get your stock from a trusted nursery (Womacks is near you I believe).
Wild grapes are much sturdier than cultivated grape vines so your varietal grapes will need some care. Plant them where you can keep grass away from the stems, watch out for grasshoppers, and give the vines a gentle feeding (about 1/2 strength all-purpose fertilizer like composted manure) about a month after planting and again when they begin to leaf out. Late Feb. or early March is optimum planting time for grapes here.
I hope this has been of some help to you. Grapes fresh from the vine are a wonderful treat!

I don't have room for them, but since there is a winery vineyard in Grapevine, I don't see any major problem with growing them.

Thanks! PJ

Here is an old link you might find helpful:

Here is a link that might be useful: Muscadine Grapes in Texas

right NOW. They are going fast.
Muscat, Champanel, seedless red flame, and one other I can't remember now.
You can beat Pierce's Disease by having the scion put on Texas grape stock (some local nurseries do that, and Breeds' Hardware was selling some Niagara grapes grafted on Texas stock.
Anyone with muscadine seedlings call me! I love those.

thanks drasaid!

Everyone I know has Muscadine seedlings. They are very vigerous!

I have one grape vine that I bought from mail order is at least five years old. It looks very healthy with lots of branches and leaves but never grown any fruits (no flowers neither). Why? What should I do to produce fruits? I have been pruning it every winter to leave several buds on the main trunk at the trellis lever (about 8 ft). Any advice is appreciated.

Fortunegardener,
Grapes need a pollinator. Of you have one grape vine, you are probably lacking a pollinator. "Carlos" is a good one for Texas.
Your pruning sounds just right. You are likely doing everything correctly--it's just that your vine is lonely!

I'd like to know if gardeners in the DFW area have any luck with Concord grapes.

My grandfather grew these out in California - good for table grapes, wine and jelly. I have never seen Concord grapes in the market - I'm guessing they're too fragile for the supermarket?

marlingardener, I don't know anything about grapes, so I'm wondering if you recommended Carlos because it blooms for a long time, or what? Thank you!

I bought a couple of self-pollinating muscadine vines on eBay and now that they're here, I'm lost! LOL!

The "vines" appear to be 99% root - they came as long tangles with ONE rotting green leaf between them - they look like they were just pulled out of the ground and washed and shipped.

I want to plant them in containers so that they don't take over the whole yard. The roots have some greenish white shoots on them, makes me think I could get away with planting the whole vine in containers? Does that work, or should I try something else? How deep should I bury them?

Thanks for any help you can give me!