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Puglia

Gusta Grape Preserve

4.418 reviews

Grape preserve from Puglia. Two ingredients: grapes, sugar.

$20.97

Purchase type
  • Hand-bottled by the family that picks the fruit
  • Ships from our New York warehouse in 1-2 days
  • Free shipping over $75
Puglia vineyard at golden hour with pale golden-green white grape clusters and dry stone wall
Place
Puglia grows more grapes than any other region in Italy, but most of that fruit goes to wine. The preserves come from the same vineyards, the same season, the same sun. A grape that makes good wine has the tannin and sugar that also makes a good preserve.
Copper pan with pale amber white grape jam bubbling on a wood-fired stove
Process
Whole grapes and sugar, cooked slowly until the skins soften and the preserve takes on depth. No flavoring, no color added. The set comes from the natural pectin in the grape skins. Each jar holds one batch of fruit from one season.
Weathered hands holding a cluster of pale golden-green white grapes on the vine
People
The family we work with in Puglia makes these preserves alongside their harvest work. Grapes, apricots, and figs come off the same land in the same season. We tasted this one before we carried it. The grape flavor holds.

What's inside

Ingredients
Grapes, sugar. No added pectin. No preservatives. No artificial flavors.
Contains
No known allergens.

How to use it

Spread on toast with butter. Spoon over ricotta or yogurt. Serve alongside hard cheese. Use as a base for a pan sauce.

Deeper than most grape jams. The tannin from the skins comes through.

Pairs with

From the recipe book.

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Questions

  • What kind of grapes are used?
    Table grapes grown in Puglia, the same region that produces much of Italy's wine. Skin-on during cooking, which is where the color and depth come from.
  • Does it contain added sugar?
    Yes. Sugar is the second ingredient. The grape contributes most of the sweetness; the sugar balances and helps set the preserve.
  • Does it contain pectin?
    No. The natural pectin in the grape skins sets the preserve.
  • What does it taste like?
    More complex than a standard grape jelly. The skin-on cooking adds a slight tannin quality. Closer to a wine-grape flavor than a concord grape spread.
  • How is it different from grape jelly?
    Grape jelly is made from strained grape juice, with pectin added to set it. This is made with whole grapes, skins on, set naturally.
  • What are good uses beyond toast?
    Alongside aged hard cheese. As a glaze for roasted lamb or pork. Stirred into yogurt.
  • How long does it keep once opened?
    Up to three weeks in the refrigerator. Unopened, it keeps up to one year at room temperature.
  • How is this shipped?
    Ships from the US. In-stock orders go out within 1-2 business days. Free shipping over $75.
  • What if it arrives damaged or I don't love it?
    Write to us. We refund within 60 days, no questions.

Reviews

Six Italian regions. Nothing reformulated. Imported direct.