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.