imported>Ringbang: /* External links */ +Template:Japanese food and drink

2025-04-14T19:50:01Z

External links: +Template:Japanese food and drink

New page

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name = Ruby Roman
| color = Rouge
| color_alt = Red
| image = ルビーロマン宅急便 (21407994429).jpg
| caption = Ruby Roman grapes for sale in [[Kanazawa]], [[Ishikawa Prefecture]]
| species = ''[[Vitis vinifera]]''
| pedigree0 =
| also_called =
| origin = [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], Japan
| hazards =
| breeder =
| institute =
| regions =
| notable_wines =
}}

'''Ruby Roman''' is a variety of [[table grape]] grown and marketed entirely in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is red in color and about the size of a [[Ping pong ball|ping-pong ball]]. The first Ruby Roman grapes went on sale in August 2008 for 100,000 [[Japanese yen]] ([[United States dollar|US$]]910) per 700-gram bunch, or $26 per grape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26136200 |title=Bunch of grapes auctioned for $910 in Japan - Business - US business - Food Inc. - NBC News |publisher=NBC News |date=2008-11-08 |access-date=2012-06-08}}</ref> They are said to be the most expensive variety of grapes.<ref name=wsj>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/07/29/ruby-roman-grapes-sold-for-record-6400/|title = Ruby Roman Grapes Sold for Record $6,400|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|date = 29 July 2011|last1 = Koh|first1 = Yoree}}</ref> In July 2016, a single bunch of Ruby Roman grapes, containing 26 grapes at a weight of about 700 grams, sold for 1.1 million yen (around $8400) in the year's first auction at a wholesale market in [[Kanazawa]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/07/09/bunch-of-grapes-sells-for-record-8200 | title = Bunch of Grapes Sells for Record $8,200 | first = Lisa | last = Du | publisher = Wall Street Journal | date = 2015-07-09 | access-date = 2015-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/bunch-of-grapes-sold-for-8350-in-japan | title=Bunch of grapes sells for £8,350 in Japan | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=7 July 2016 | access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/07/business/ruby-roman-grapes-fetch-record-%C2%A51-1-million-seasons-first-auction/#.WL0SwhJ95PU|title=Ruby Roman grapes fetch record ¥1.1 million in season's first auction|publisher=The Japan Times|author=Ishikawa Pref|date=6 July 2016|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

==Origins==
In 2008, the Ruby Roman grape debuted as a new variety of premium grapes in Japan. The new grape was named '''Ruby Roman''' via public referendum. Every grape is checked strictly to guarantee its quality, with certification seals placed on those thus selected. The Ruby Roman has strict rules for selling; each grape must be over 20g and over 18% sugar. In addition, a special "premium class" exists which requires the grape to be over 30g and where the entire fruit bunch must weigh at least 700g. In 2010, only six grapes qualified for premium status while in 2011, no grapes made the cut.<ref name=wsj/>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.ifa.or.jp/english/ishikawa_food.html Food of Ishikawa]
* [http://www.is.zennoh.or.jp/rubyroman/ruby_top.html Ruby Roman Club]
* [http://www.is.zennoh.or.jp/ National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations Ishikawa Prefecture headquarters]
* [http://www.pref.ishikawa.lg.jp/foreign/en/index.html Ishikawa Prefecture Government]

{{Japanese food and drink|state=collapsed}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruby Roman Grape}}
[[Category:Table grape varieties]]
[[Category:Japanese fruit]]

{{vitaceae-stub}}

Ruby Roman - Revision history

imported>Ringbang: /* External links */ +Template:Japanese food and drink