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Have you ever tasted Isabella grape?<\/p>\n

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Isabella grape: the origin<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It is a cross between two grape varieties and was imported from the United States in the first half of the 19th century when the phylloxera epidemic, a disease that attacks vines, hit European vines hard.<\/p>\n

The Isabella grape, both for table and wine, is either red or white.
\nDepending on the variety, the intensity of its aroma and sweetness change, but the characteristics that make it unique are its intense aroma and flavor reminiscent of strawberries (in Italy it is called uva fragola that is strawberry!).<\/p>\n

It is widespread in northern Europe. And, in Italy, especially in the Alps, where some people still produce a few bottles of fragolino<\/em> wine.<\/p>\n

In Italy, fragolino<\/em> wine has not been commercialized since 1931.
\nFor this reason, those who use these grapes to make wine do so for personal consumption or trade it illegally.<\/p>\n

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to taste white fragolino that the owner of a famous wine shop, whose name I will not mention, served only to loyal customers.
\nToday it is not easy to find this wine.<\/p>\n

And it is not easy to find the jam either. To me, this is a good reason to make it from yourself.<\/p>\n

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Isabella grape jam<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This variety is less common today.
\nMoreover, the tradition of homemade jams is no longer so strong either.
\nMixing these two factors, it is easy to understand why this jam has been somewhat forgotten.<\/p>\n

But you are on the blog of a passionate home cook who tries to carry on and tell the story of the recipes even when they seem antiques.<\/p>\n

In Emilia-Romagna, the strawberry grape, or Isabella, was very common. So much so that some Bolognese recipe books also mention Fragolino among the wines of the area.<\/p>\n

In my vegetable garden, there is also a line of red Isabella grapes.
\nBut the one I used doesn’t come from my countryside but from Romagna<\/a>, where I spent part of my summer. When I saw it, I couldn’t resist the smell.<\/p>\n

I already know that next winter, when I open a jar, it will be like spreading the taste of summer on bread.<\/p>\n

Buona cucina, Monica<\/p>\n

Cook with me<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Here<\/a> you will find all the recipes for jams, marmalades and chutneys that I have published on the blog.<\/p>\n

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