Grapes to cover a chain link fence

I grew grapes for a short time and really liked hownthe grew. I’m looking to cover a fence and haven’t really liked my vine choices. I’d like to maybe grow grapes and sort of let them grow wild with minimal care. Thoughts? Will any grapes that grow be edible. Growing up I knew people who did this. I have about 60’ of fence to cover.  Every article I read says don’t do it and yet I had relatives while growing up that did and it worked. Any tips on how to do it with less maintenance? The main focus would be to cover the fence but I would like the grapes to be edible as well

My neighbors had Concord grapes growing on their chain link dog run when I was a kid, seemed to work fine. It was a 6 ft fence.

Now there is a house in my neighborhood with grape vine on a 4 ft chain link fence around their front yard. Fence seems to support it fine. However, it is right next to sidewalk and the vines do reach out into the walkway

I expect some maintenance I just don’t want to overly devote too much time to it. Thanks

I did this and it worked great!
Then my neibors cut the vines on their side flush....
May your experience be better.

I have a 4 foot tall fence, and the concord grapes do great. Zero maintenance, I don't prune them, too many grapes to eat. I just chop back any that grow too long, and mow over the vines that extend out into the lawn.

Only drawback is the neighbors who love their lawn chemicals. Grape are very sensitive to weedkillers. One vine produces grapes only occasionally, and gets nipped back most years. Thinking of digging up the root and planting elsewhere.

I had a volunteer grape plant that did resist the chems very well. Sadly, the grape quality was poor, a cross between Concord and wild grapes, I suspect, and bit too bitter for eating, so I cut it back. I am watching the other volunteers to see how they do as regards to chems and flavor. So far it seems I either get great flavor and poor chem resistance, or, the opposite.

Thank you for the replies, i guess the one benefit i would have is that the area i am looking at is my front yard (no neighbors), and there is a patch of land (small) and i dont know what to call it, but a sort of trough for water to run through before you actually get to the street. So no one is going to complain or damage it, and i can sort of let it grow for a bit outside my property before maybe i would have to trim it back. Thank you again

Concord, about 18 years old, 3 vines:

Beautiful thank you

That looks great! We live in the country and our neighbors did just this, very common.