GR-G Western Greece
Vostizza currants (Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa PDO), 250 g
Σταφίδα Βοστίτσα
Small sun-dried black currants from Aigio, the medieval Vostitsa, registered as Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa PDO. The original Corinth raisin behind the English word currant.
Price €7.50
Includes 13% Greek VAT.
Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties
Origin record πίναξ
- Where
- Aigio (Vostitsa), Achaea, Western Greece, GR-G
- How
- Sun-dried, cleaned and packed by the growers’ cooperative
- Protected
- Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa PDO (EU eAmbrosia). Check the register on ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)
- Maker
- [partner to be sourced]
- Fake test
- Read the pack for the full registered name Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa and the PDO wording. A label that only says currants or Corinth raisins does not prove this origin. Source: qualigeo.eu (opens in a new tab)
- Cook with it
- Saffron pilaf with Vostizza currants
Full record
- Material
- Sun-dried small black grapes (currants)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- VAT class
- 13% reduced rate (food)
- Ships to
- Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada.Dry, light and cheap to post. Greece, EU, US and Canada, duties paid outside the EU; FDA Prior Notice for the US. UK after our UK VAT registration.
- Compliance
- Original PDO pack, no repacking. FDA Prior Notice for US orders.
- Sources
- Status
- In stock
- SKU
- PX-CUR-250
Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.
The address
Western Greece Δυτική Ελλάδα
The region covering Achaea, Ilia and Aetolia-Acarnania on the western mainland and the north-west Peloponnese.
About this object
What it is
A 250 g pack of small, blue-black, sun-dried currants registered as Korinthiaki Stafida Vostitsa, an EU Protected Designation of Origin. This is the original Corinth raisin, the fruit that gave English the word currant.
Where and how it is made
Around Aigio in Achaea, Western Greece (GR-G), a town known in medieval times as Vostitsa. The grapes are dried in the sun, and trade in currants from the area is documented back to the 13th century. The Farmers Union of Vostizza, a cooperative, packs and sells them.
How to use it
Stir a handful into pilaf with Krokos Kozanis saffron (our Kitchen has the recipe), bake them into bread, or eat them from the pack. At €7.50 they are also the simplest way to reach the free-shipping threshold.
What we have not verified yet
The cooperative sells directly, so this is a Wave 1 candidate, but our contract is not yet signed. The price is an estimate that still has to be confirmed against a wholesale quote. US orders need FDA Prior Notice before dispatch.
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