APPEARANCE 
Deep purple globes bunched very close together with a lovely bloom
AROMA 
Not discernable
TEXTURE
Juicy and soft, only the slightest bit gelatinous but it has seeds
TASTE
Sweet and deeply complex with layers of spicy grape flavor
OVERALL
This is clearly a grape that goes in to wine. In fact, I’ve been eating them and pretending to stumble around the house buzzed and delirious, then “passing out” right before I am supposed to do housework. It’s working like a charm – stop judging me. But back to the Carignan Black — it is complicated, juicy and wonderful. It has those pesky seeds, but the flavor here compared to regular grocery store grapes is worth the extra bit of work. A definite favorite.
FRUIT
Grape
VARIETY
Caragnan Black
PEAK
Fall
ORIGIN
French
GROWN
California
PURCHASED
Grocery Store
NOTES
“Carignan is a variety that has suffered greatly from image problems. As it has naturally high yields, it has long been used for mass produced wines and lower quality table wines.” More about French wine grapes.
