Sops-in-Wine (1)
Cider apple
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A very old English culinary and cider apple.The flesh of the fruits is red as if soaked in red wine and is sweet, juicy and pleasantly flavoured.
Synonyms:
Rode Wyn Appel, Sapson, Sapsonvine, Sapsovine, Sops in Wine, Sops of Wine
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellow to orange-red b
Over Colour
flushed dark crimson b
Flesh Colour
white, much stained red b
Flesh Texture
tender b
Flavour
sweet b
Accession name
Sops in Wine
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
mid september a
Accession name
Sops in Wine
Flowering time
24th April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
5th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Cider a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
53.28 mm a
Width
63.91 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Strong a
Juiciness
dry-medium a
Flesh Colour
Pinkish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register