We have seen them here grown in containers (quite big ones), so it's obviously possible, but you'll have to remember to keep the soil moist, give it a fair amount of food (I reckon a low nitrogen one, so it doesn't put on too much leafy growth), make sure the pot doesn't get too hot, or the roots will cook, and prune it in winter to keep it a suitable size for its container. I really wouldn't know anything about pruning it as a standard. Somebody else might, though! Good luck!

I doubt that a grape vine will be happy against a wall. Have you actually pruned it since you planted. This needs to be done mid winter, every winter, it is a vine and will grow incredibly long a straggly if not pruned. Google 'pruning grape vines' for clear info and advice. I would not recommend growing in a container far better off in the ground.

I'm so sorry I didn't respond to you about our vine in April last yr. A wk after that question I was taken ill with a 'bleed' in my brain which comes in the 'Stroke' area. I'm doing ok mainly, I do have problems with getting my words right sometimes & concentration tho.
Our vine is now in a pot waiting for a bigger one but growing fine. Previously it did produce grapes, really sweet but not very big in relation to the seeds! The fence is south west facing so lovely & warm for growing against, now the blackberry, logan & fig are enjoying more space. The fig esp has done well with approx 20-24 ripe fruit- has anyone got good fig recipes!
Will tryto remember to update on the grape vine!

Oh Pixielady, I'm so sorry to hear of your problems. You seem to be doing really well now, though, long may it continue.
Best recipe for figs that I know of is this:
1. Wait until figs ripe and warm in the sun
2. Wander down the garden and pick 'em.
3. Open mouth and eat them, making sure no wasps are lurking.
I'm sorry, that was a bit flippant. I don't bother to cook figs except to make jam, and frankly, that isn't worth the effort and the sugar. Grilled figs with gorgonzola and lime blossom honey are nice. We've just come to the end of the autumn crop on our 5 trees, and we're a bit sated, but winter has arrived in a sudden rush, so we are thinking more about blackberry and apple pies right now!
Please let us know how you (and your vine) get on.

Thank you so much Gattina,( is that an Italian name?)
It was so nice to hear fromyou & give me yr kind thoughts. I was& still are in many prayers from friends &family which I'm sure are the best medicine!
I used to cook dried figs in a compote with pineapple& bananas which I loved but since wearing a denture, the seeds despite being so tiny are so painful stuck in my skin!!
My friends & family might enjoy that gorgonzola & lime blossom honey recipe. I have frozen the figs so may be able to do that, thanks. I've never eaten a fresh fig!

Oh, Pixielady, fresh is the ONLY way to eat figs! When at the perfect point of ripeness they are like little pots of warm, fragrant jam. What a shame about your dentures. Maybe fig ice cream might suit you - you could cook the figs and sieve them first; that way you could savour the flavour without the seeds: I'll see if I can find a suitable recipe for you.
Yes, "Gattina" means "kitten" (female) in Italian, but I am very firmly English, and WAY past my kitten years. One of the highlights of living out here in Italy has been having fig trees growing in the garden and being able, early on hot August mornings, to walk, still in my nightie, bare-footed up the drive and pick a handful of sun-warm figs for my breakfast before going back for fresh, warm bread, home-made lemon marmalade and numerous cups of tea sitting in the shade of another fig tree which grows outside our front door.