AN APPLE PARADISE
Marlene® apples are created, grow and are sold by VOG, the Alto Adige Fruit Growers Cooperative with 16 member cooperatives representing 5,200 producers that together harvest some 600,000 tonnes of apples a year, equal to 25% of the Italian harvest. Other than 7 Marlene® apples, the VOG Consortium harvests and sells 4 other varieties that are highly valued and always in demand: Pink Lady®, Kanzi®, Modì® and Rubens®. Would you like to find out about them? Let's meet them one by one.
MODÌ®
Characteristics and uses:
a beautiful apple with an outstanding taste and hidden virtues. Its natural resistance means that fewer anti-parasite products need to be used and it stays crunchy and juicy for weeks at room temperature.
Appearance:
elongated cone shape, excellent size and coloured intense bright red across its entire surface. Yellow flesh.
Flesh:
very even, juicy and crunchy, with a high sugar content.
Taste:
sweet and lovely to chew.
On sale:
from October to March.
Find out more about Modì®.
