Fruit Maven » black corinth http://fruitmaven.com Your guide through the wild world of fruit. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Zante Currant (aka Champagne Grape) http://fruitmaven.com/2009/09/zante-currant-aka-champagne-grape/ http://fruitmaven.com/2009/09/zante-currant-aka-champagne-grape/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:10:06 +0000 Fruit Maven http://fruitmaven.com/?p=297 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 4.5 out of 5 stars

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

AROMA 2 out of 5 stars

None

TEXTURE 4.5 out of 5 stars

Mostly peel and juice, extremely and wonderfully juicy

TASTE 4.5 out of 5 stars

Pretty sweet, floral, slightly tart

OVERALL 3.88 out of 5 stars

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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