vinäpple

Swedish

Compound of vin (“wine”) +‎ äpple (“apple”). First attested in 1749^[1].

vinäpple c

Any apple cultivar with high levels of tartaric acid and taste thereof, often particularly suitable for the production of fruit wine.
- 1922 December 3, “Vintillverkning redan i full gång i Örebro. [Wine production already in full swing in Örebro]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1], page 10:
  Till vinberedning bör blott användas väl mogen, frisk frukt. Såväl omogen som övermogen och ruttnande frukt är olämplig. Vinäpplen böra ha stark syrlig smak.
  For the preparation of wine, only well-ripened, fresh fruit should be employed. Neither unripe, overripe, nor decaying fruit is suitable. Wine apples should possess a pronouncedly tart flavor.
(archaic) Synonym of vit astrakan.
- 1902 October 31, “Astrakaner [Astrakans]”, in Dagens Nyheter‎^[2], page 3:
  Under benämningen sen hvitgul astra kan blef vår nu vanligen under namnet klaräpple förekommande sort först beskrifven af d:r Eneroth. Denna sort hade hittills gått under flera namn, såsom vinäpple och fransk gylling, jämte de ännu förekommande namnen klargylling och gyllingastrakan o. s. v.
  Under the designation sen hvitgul astrakan, the variety we now commonly know as klaräpple was first described by Dr. Eneroth. This variety had previously been known by several names, such as vinäpple and fransk gylling, along with other still-existing names like klargylling and gyllingastrakan, etc.