No, and yes. You can make wine from any fruit. Strawberries are popular here in Louisiana. But your boss is asking about wine grapes. Seedless grapes are different varieties of grapes than the ones used for wine. Seedless varieties widely grown are Thompson Seedless, Russian Seedless, and Black Monukka. Notice that you have never heard of wines made from these grapes. If you want a zinfandel wine you have to use a zinfandel grape, etc. Last year an Australian patented a seedless Chardonnay but even if you can get hold of it you'll be first on your block experimenting.

It really depends upon what you intend in your question. If the idea is to grow seedless eating grapes and make regular wine from them too, the answer is no. You can make a homebrew wine, but not a regular commercial type wine. They are experimenting with seedless Thompson grapes for wine in India, but it's experimental. Indian wine is awful, so far. If you can get this new seedless Chardonnay from Australia, it won't be a typical eating grape. Might be be good, for all I know, but not the same.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape#Seedless_grapes
http://searchwarp.com/swa136236.htm
http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=785_64

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Seedless grapes are best for eating, but they are not the best-suited for making wine. This is something my grandpa always said but I guess there are always exceptions to the rules.
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