Sugolo

Sugolo

Type	Dessert
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Northern Italy
Main ingredients	Must of red grapes, flour, sugar

Sugolo is a northern Italian dessert prepared with the must of red grapes, flour and sugar, cooked slowly and then left to cool. It can be served cool, like a pudding, or preserved in a jar like jam.

In ancient times, sugolo was prepared exclusively during the harvest period with only must and flour; recent recipes often also include the addition of additional sugar in addition to that of the grapes themselves.¹²³⁴ It can be enjoyed alone, or as an accompaniment to torta sbrisolona¹ or with the same wine used for its preparation such as Lambrusco del Reggiano, Lambrusco Mantovano or Malvasia dei Colli Piacentini.²

Sügol (in the Mantuan dialect) has acquired the status of denominazione comunale d'origine (De.CO) in 2021, by resolution of the comune (municipality) of Gonzaga, Lombardy.⁵ This version of sugolo takes the name of crepada because it is cooked until the skin of the grapes cracks.