The apple flesh is often stained pink. Tender and somewhat dry, but very sweet and aromatic.

USDA Zones: 6–9 Not Self-fertile Bloom Time-Mid-Season

Synonyms: Bell's Favorite, Bell’s Early, Bennington, Dodge's Early Red, Early Washington, Hominy, Sapson, Sapsonvine, Shropshire Vine, Sops on Wine, Warden's Pie Apple, Washington.

An old European variety. Tree vigorous, upright, an early and productive variety.

Fruit medium, roundish, yellow and red, splashed and shaded with deep red, and sprinkled with white and gray dots, and a thin bloom. Stalk slender, in a narrow cavity. Calyx closed. Basin rather shallow, uneven. Flesh white, often stained, not very juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Good flavor.

Origins: Believed to have originated in Britain in the early 1600s. Earliest documentation of this apple appears to be by John Parkinson (published in 1629) stating Sops in Wine is named for both pleasantness, and beauty of the apple. American pomologist S.A. Beach "The Apple of New York" (published in 1905) mentions Sops of Wine, describing it as "A very ancient English culinary and cider apple."

Ripens August to September.