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Bangalore Blue Did you know that Bangalore Blue are purple colour 'foxy flavoured' table grapes, particuarly grown in the mild tropical region of rural and urban Bengaluru, and has been part of the city's horticultural heritage for more than 150 years, harvested twice a year? Bangalore Blue are table grapes, also known as Isabella and Aurangabad grape, with the scientific name 'Vitis labrusca'. They are a variety of foxty flavoured blue or purple coloured soft skinned grapes grown in the sub-tropical regions of rural and urban districts around Bengaluru (erstwhile Bangalore).There are two other prominent varities of grapes grown in Karnataka which are the Thomson seedless and the Anab-E-Shahi Dilkush). Bangalore Blue, characterized by its 'foxy flavour', is also grown in Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts. Its cultivation has been recorded for the past 150 years in about 5,000 hectares. It is said that vineyards were found around t...