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Sops in Wine apple
Sops in Wine, or Sops of Wine, appears to have been a name used for any old English apple which had a red-stained flesh.
USDA identification images for Sops in Wine
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Year: 1908
Year: 1916
Year: 1911
Year: 1915
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United States
- Andrew David Vetsch in BUFFALO, MN
- Carla Zimmerman in Oneida, WISCONSIN
- Katie Kenney in Mahomet, IL
- Max Perdiem in DE SMET, SD
- Rick Simoniello in Storrs / Mansfield, CT
- Roger Miller in Madison Heights, VA
- Stephan Orchard in Westfield, INDIANA
- Thomas Griffith in Cottage Grove, WI
United Kingdom
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Anthony Payne in Bath,
- Dr Dennis Bancroft in Near Rugby, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
- Elaine Evans in Mold, FLINTSHIRE
- Graham Charles Schofield in Newmarket, SUFFOLK
- Kevinincornwall in Liskeard, UNITED KINGDOM
- Mark Beverley in Berwick Bassett, WILTSHIRE
- Meadowcopse in Chester, CHESHIRE
- Melanie in Nr Leicester, LEICESTERSHIRE
- R. Sands in Lockerbie, D&G
- Richard Jones in Liskeard, CORNWALL
- Wayne Farrell in Bradford On Avon, WILTSHIRE
France
- Andrew Dalby in Saint-Coutant, DEUX-SEVRES
Ireland
- Matt Steele in Blacklion, COUNTY CAVAN
Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica
- Introduced: 1832
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Cropping: Heavy
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavor style (apples): Sharper
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Hard cider
Growing
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Bearing regularity: Regular
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Sops in Wine:
United States
Illinois
- Lipe Orchards, Carbondale
Kansas
- Fieldstone Enterprise, Overbrook
New Hampshire
- Old Ciderpress Farm, Westmoreland
North Carolina
- Big Horse Creek Farm, Lansing
Ohio
- Reaver Farms Orchard, South Charleston
Wisconsin
- Door Creek Orchard, Cottage Grove
United Kingdom
England - north
- Six Nine Orchard, Prudhoe
References
- A guide to the orchard and kitchen garden (1968)
Author: Lindley
A culinary apple in October - November. Juice sweet but not rich. Blood colour skin. Flesh soft white, tinctured with pale red to the core. - Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor
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