Grapes and vines in tarot
The vine is the plant of Dionysus and of wine, and in the Gospel of John Christ calls himself the true vine. Grapes therefore carry both earthly pleasure and sacrament. In the Waite-Smith deck they belong to the suit of Pentacles: the King of Pentacles' robe is covered with grapes and vines, and the woman of the Nine of Pentacles stands among heavy bunches in her own vineyard. In readings, grapes signal fruitfulness, enjoyment and wealth that comes from patient cultivation. They are luxury earned, not windfall.
Cards that show grapes and vines
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The Devil
The Devil: The two chained figures
A naked woman and man, each with small horns, stand on either side. Her tail ends in a cluster of grapes, his in a flame. They echo the couple of the Lovers, card VI, now marked by appetite and bound to it.
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Three of Cups
Three of Cups: The harvest at their feet
The ground is strewn with orange fruit among leaves on the left and a pumpkin and grapes on the right. It shows the scene as a harvest celebration: joy that follows growth and work, not luck alone.
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Nine of Pentacles
Nine of Pentacles: The grapes and vines
Heavy bunches of purple grapes hang on vines all around her and spill into the foreground. Grapes are an old image of abundance and ripened effort: fruit that takes years of tending before the harvest.
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Ten of Pentacles
Ten of Pentacles: The old man
A white-haired, bearded elder sits on the left in a long, richly patterned robe covered in small emblems, with bunches of grapes at his feet. He is the patriarch and the source of the family's wealth, the past generation keeping watch over what it made.
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King of Pentacles
King of Pentacles: The robe of grapes and vines
His dark robe is covered in bunches of grapes and green vine leaves, which blend into the real vines growing around him. Grapes are a symbol of abundance and harvest; he is almost part of the garden he tends.