Zante Currant (aka Champagne Grape)

September 10th, 2009 | Fruit Maven

If you are petite, perky and jump out of life size cardboard cakes on new year’s eve, then this is the fruit for you!
APPEARANCE ★★★★½

Tiny, cutesy little baby red grapes, all bunched up, perfect for display

AROMA ★★☆☆☆

None

TEXTURE ★★★★½

Mostly peel and juice, extremely and wonderfully juicy

TASTE ★★★★½

Pretty sweet, floral, slightly tart

OVERALL ★★★★☆

These are kind of a pain to get off the vine, but once you do they are a ball of fun to eat. Just pop a handful in your mouth and enjoy the sweet, perfumy, juice explosion. These are party grapes for sure.

FRUIT

Grape

VARIETY

Zante Currant

PEAK

July-Aug

ORIGIN

Greece

GROWN

Unknown

PURCHASED

Grocery Store

NOTES

Also known as the Black Corinth Grape. Zante Currants are not related to red currants or black currants. They are a good table grape, but are commonly used to make raisins and wine.
History of the Zante Currant as one of the oldest raisins known.

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Rating: 4.0/5 (4 votes cast)
Zante Currant (aka Champagne Grape)4.054

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