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{{short description|Noir grape variety}}
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{{Infobox grape variety
| name = Bangalore Blue
| color = Noir
| image = Blue grapes in vineyard.jpg
| caption =
| species = ''[[Vitis labrusca]]''
| also_called = [[Isabella (grape)|Isabella]]
| origin =
| hazards =
| regions = [[Bangalore Urban]], [[Chikkaballapur district]], [[Kolar district]]
| notable_wines =
}}

'''Bangalore blue grape''', also simply called '''Bangalore Blue''', is a variety of fox grape (''[[Vitis labrusca]]'') grown in districts around [[Bangalore]] in [[India]]. It is one of the three major varieties of grape in the state of [[Karnataka]] (the other two being [[Sultana (grape)|Thomson seedless]] and Anab-E-Shahi Dilkush).<ref>{{cite web|title=Vineyards in Karnataka|url=http://www.karnataka.com/vineyards/|publisher=karnataka.com|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref> It received a [[geographical indication]] tag from the [[Government of India]] in 2013.<ref name=toi>{{cite web|last1=Kundu|first1=Rhik|title=Bangalore Blue Grapes gets Geographical Indication status|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Bangalore-Blue-Grapes-gets-Geographical-Indication-status/articleshow/20060462.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The variety has been grown for the past 150 years in the districts of [[Bangalore Urban]], [[Chikkaballapura district|Chikkaballapur]] and [[Kolar district|Kolar]].<ref name=toi/><ref name=brand/> It is cultivated exclusively in an area of about 5,000 hectares, mainly in the Nandi Valley;<ref>{{cite web|title=Grape farmers get the blues|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/grape-farmers-get-the-blues/article2697462.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref> and about 450,000 tonnes of the fruit are produced annually.<ref name=toi/>

==Appearance and uses==
Bangalore Blue is closely related to the American [[Concord (grape)|Concord]] variety which has a strong natural resistance against [[phylloxera]] bugs. The variety has a "foxy flavor" and a soft skin. It is known to have anti-cancer and anti-ageing properties, as demonstrated by modern research.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aravamudan|first1=Sriram|title=Grapefully yours|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/you/Grapefully-yours/articleshow/28480573.cms|work=[[Bangalore Mirror]]|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date = February 2016}}

The ideal conditions needed to grow Bangalore Blue are: soil of red [[sandy loam]] type, day temperature of 35 °C to 37 °C and night temperature of 12 °C to 15 °C. As these conditions are found around the Bangalore region, the variety is grown exclusively there.<ref name=toi/>

The grape is mainly used for raw consumption, making jams and jellies, juice and juice concentrates; and in [[fortified wines]].<ref name=toi/><ref name=brand/>

==Geographical indication==
The Department of Horticulture proposed the registration of Bangalore Blue under the [[Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999|Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999]], to the Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, [[Chennai]], in order to make it exclusive to the farmers in the region and increase its brand value.<ref name=brand>{{cite web|last1=Subramanya|first1=K V|title=Building brand value for Bangalore Blue grapes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/building-brand-value-for-bangalore-blue-grapes/article2202606.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref name=know>{{cite web|last1=Prabhu|first1=Nagesh|title=Know your onions about Bangalore Blue and Rose|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/know-your-onions-about-bangalore-blue-and-rose/article2806867.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=25 January 2016}}</ref> It was granted the [[Geographical indication]] status, three years later, in 2013.<ref name=toi/> This allowed the Bangalore Blue Grapes Growers' Association headquartered in [[Chikkaballapur]] to get patent rights to cultivation of the variety.<ref name=know/>

==See also==
* [[List of Geographical Indications in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Grape varieties]]
[[Category:Flora of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Geographical indications in Karnataka]]

Bangalore Blue - Revision history

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