Zante Currant (Black Corinth Grape): Not a Currant

The "currant" is one of the oldest raisins known

the term currant is used to describe its small berry size, but it is a true grape [Vitis vinifera] and not a member of the Ribes genus.

In 75 A.D., Pliny writes of a tiny Greek grape, thin-skinned, juicy, and sweet, and with bunches exceedingly small.

• In the eleventh century, trade of this type of raisin between the Greek producers and the Venetians was recorded.