The jabuticaba does not hang from branches. It grows straight from the trunk, covering the bark in dark, glossy fruit for only a few weeks a year. In Minas Gerais, families gather under the trees and eat it straight from the bark. They turn the rest into jam, liqueur and wine before the season disappears.
Tart rhubarb and red currant over green leaves give way to crushed berries and red wine, resting on oak, labdanum and benzoin. Fruit caught between the tree and fermentation.
