Moon Drop Grapes

Recently, in my news feed, I saw this grape called Moon Drop and it reminded me of the blogpost I wrote about regarding the Ruby Roman grapes grown in Japan. This is what the Moon Drop grape looks like:

The grape is also known as Sweet Sapphire and IFG 6, IFG stands for International Fruit Genetics. The IFG in collaboration with the Grapery focus their work on developing grape varieties bred for both flavor and shape. For the Moon Drop grapes, the team developed a hand-pollinated cross between the Beita Mouni grape and a variety known only as C22-121, resulting in the Moon Drop, first created in 2004 and patented in 2013.
What does this unusually long looking grape taste like? They are very sweet and tangy, with a nearly-clear flesh and perceptible tannins that help balance the sweetness beautifully.
The grapes are a delicious snacking grape, but I liked this use of Moon Drops: try the grapes on a pizza, perhaps paired with crispy prosciutto and a little crumbled gorgonzola cheese.
Nutritionally, roughly 10 grapes, or 49 grams of Moon Drops contain 34 calories, almost no fat, no cholesterol, just 1 milligram of sodium, 8.9 grams of carbohydrates, .4 grams of fiber, 7.6 grams of sugar, and .4 grams of protein, along with a small amount of both iron and potassium, roughly 1-2% of the RDA for those nutrients.
If you see it at your grocery store, try them! I know I will.
References:
1. Tasting Table, The Unique Grape Variety That Took Nearly A Decade To Create Read More: https://www.tastingtable.com/1213260/the-unique-grape-variety-that-took-nearly-a-decade-to-create/.