Maçã de Alcobaça are apples from the Royal Gala, Red and Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Fuji, Casanova de Alcobaça, Granny Smith and Reineta Parda varieties, characterized by their excellent organoleptic qualities, sweetness and juiciness.

The Royal Gala has fine flesh and is very sweet and fragrant. Red Delicious has white-colored flesh, firm texture and an aroma is reminiscent of a pineapple. The Jonagold, Golden and Reineta have a flavorful, bittersweet pulp. Fuji has greenish-white-colored flesh, a very sweet flavor, and a fragrant aroma. 

This variety of apples is characterized by its long shelf life and intense, unique fragrance. They are grown and harvested in the districts of Coimbra, Viseu, Guarda, and Castelo Branco in Portugal. The trees of this varietal bear fruit only when they are three or four years old, but the unique qualities of the fruit make it worth the wait.

They have a white peel with some reddish spots dispersed throughout, and a soft, sweet, juicy flesh. These apples are usually eaten raw after a meal, but their intense fragrance can also be put to excellent use when dried to perfume small spaces, such as drawers or cabinets.

Traditionally cultivated in the fertile Non and Sole valleys nestled along the Noce River banks, Mela Val di Non refers to fresh apples of the Golden Delicious, Renetta Canada and Red Delicious varieties, grown within the province of Trento.

Depending on the variety, the flesh of these juicy apples ranges from crunchy and sour to pasty and sweet. Being an extremely versatile fruit, Val di Non apples can be used in a wide number of recipes. Golden and Red Delicious varieties are most often found in various starters, salads, pork and game based dishes or even drinks, while Renetta is the main ingredient in numerous desserts such as apple cakes, pies, strudels and fritters.

Calville Blanc is the best-known dessert apple of France - with a name that sounds like a wine, the aromas of banana, and containing more vitamin C than an orange, how couldn’t it be? Beneath the skin, the flesh is pale yellow and tender in texture.

The flavors are very tart, but not unpleasantly. Due to the flavor character, these apples are often used in sauces, cider, pies, and cider vinegar. They’re harvested from late October to December, and the color and flavor of the apples get warmer and improved once they’ve been stored.

Also known by their German name Südtiroler Apfeln, Mela Alto Adige are apples grown traditionally in the province of Bolzano and are available in the following varieties: Braeburn, Elstar, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Idared, Jonagold, Morgenduft, Red Delicious, Stayman Winesap, Pinova and Topaz.

Settled in a valley nestled at the foot of the Dolomites, Bolzano features a semi-continental climate with hot summers which provides ideal conditions for the slow ripening of Alto Adige apples. They are easily distinguished by a particularly fragrant aroma, firm and juicy flesh and a long shelf-life. 

These apples belong to the Golden, Gala, Red Delicious, Starking, Jonagold, Granny Smith, and Jonared Reineta varieties. They are grown in Terras do Demo, literally translated as 'lands of the devil', in the Beira interior, a region named after its harsh climatic conditions with typically cold winters and hot, dry summers.

Despite the hellish weather, the apples raised in this region are of excellent quality, and have a distinctive flavor and sweet, juicy flesh. The hot summers with little rain ensure that the fruit develops a deep red skin and high sugar content. Beira Alta apples are usually eaten after meals as a dessert or baked, sprinkled with sugar, and paired with Porto wine.

Pomme du Limousin is a fresh apple from the Golden delicious variety with a well-balanced flavor of acidity and sweetness, grown in the Limousin region in France. The apples are pale green to yellow in color and have a firm, crispy, juicy, non-floury, white colored flesh.

All of the apples are harvested by hand and have exceptionally long shelf life. They are also praised for the high-standard transportation methods - the apples are transported in water in order to avoid any bruising of the fruit. These golden apples are best with foie gras, blood sausage and game meat or in desserts such as pies and crépes.

Juliet is an apple variety originating from France. The apples are medium in size, with a smooth and shiny red skin and a yellow-green or green background. The texture of the flesh is juicy and crisp, while the flavors have a nice balance of sweetness and acidity.

It's recommended to eat the apples fresh, cook them, bake them, or transform them into juice. Juliet apples were released to the market in the 1990s, and they are available in the fall and winter months. Due to their long shelf life, these apples are shipped from France to North America, the Middle East and Asia throughout the year.

Manzana Reineta del Bierzo are apples of the Reineta Blanca, Reineta del Canada and Reineta Gris varieties produced in the Bierzo district, in the north-east of the Province of Leon. This apple is very fragrant and aromatic, with intense flavors reminiscing those of grass, vanilla, and ripe fruits.

Manzana Reineta del Bierzo is very juicy and crunchy, but the most interesting fact about this variety is its peculiar dark green color with brown spots. Every stage of the production is executed with the utmost care, thus ensuring a product of excellent quality and characteristics.