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The term "sultana" refers to golden-colored dried grapes, which may also be called "golden raisins" (such as marketed by Sun-Maid, a California-based raisin grape growers' co-op and legacy brand). Any grape may be used to produce golden raisins, and any kind of golden raisins from any kind of grape may be marketed as "sultanas".
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimportant to agriculture, see Vitis .
In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, [1] the word raisin is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape, [2] with sultana being a golden- or green-colored dried grape, and currant being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape. [3]
A sultana was originally a raisin made from Sultana grapes of Turkish origin (known as Thompson Seedless in the United States), but the word is now applied to raisins made from either white grapes or red grapes that are bleached to resemble the traditional sultana.
They are made from the same variety (sultana=Thompson Seedless), treated with sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and flame dried to give them their characteristic colour. A particular variety of seedless grape, the Black Corinth , is also sun dried to produce Zante currants , which are much smaller than other vine fruit, darker in colour and have a tart ...
William Thompson (26 November 1816 - 19 October 1897) was an English born viticulturist, credited with the introduction and popularization of the Sultana grape in the Central Valley of California. Known widely as the Thompson Seedless variety in the United States, the high yielding pale green grape accounts for approximately 95% of raisins ...
Table grapes commonly sold in North American and European markets include Sultana (Thompson Seedless), Flame, Muscat, Almeria, Niagara and Concord. In the United States, California remains the largest single producer of table grapes with over 85,000 acres under cultivation. According to the USDA over 70 varietals are grown in the state, but the ...
Sultana (grape) Swenson Red; T. Thomcord; Traminette; U. Uva di Puglia PGI; V. Vitis rotundifolia This page was last edited on 17 April 2019, at 10:51 (UTC). Text ...