Moon Drop grape
Vitis vinifera · Fruit
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Moon Drop is a striking seedless table grape with a long, tubular, finger-shaped berry and a deep purple-black skin, instantly recognisable by the small dimple at its blunt lower end. It is a patented modern California breeding selection, sold under the Moon Drop brand and also known by its variety name Sweet Sapphire, prized for flesh that is unusually crisp, very sweet and snaps cleanly under the tooth.
Picking a good onedrag
Picked early, sharp and hardWrinkled, shedding, winey
Full colour, firmBuy itGood for snacking, salads or freezing whole, with two to three weeks left in the fridge.
ColourFull, even colour for the variety
FleshFirm and plump, springs back
The stemGreen and pliable, nothing drops
SmellClean, faintly sweet at the bag
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What you get from one
96%
Edible part
4.9 g · stems off
5.1 g
Weight each
each one
65%
Juice
about 650 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented bag, gentle air
Airflow