Pinova (Piñata) Apple Review
"A Papier Mache Fruit Husk"
The Pinova apple (also branded as Piñata) probably should be beaten to a pulp with a baseball bat until the sweet innards drip onto the grasses of your backyard as a feast for ants. While it does have an intense sweet and juicy taste, that some breeders claim to invoke pineapple, this tropical depression is nothing more than a thick-skinned, papier mache fruit husk filled with off-brand hard candies. Skip the party, stay home and eat a Gala.
2022 UPDATE: The fresher apples are not mealy, major upgrade on flesh but with freshness comes worse density. Taste +1, Crispness +1, Skin -1, Flesh +3, Juiciness -1, Density -2. Horse Food -> Not Worth Eating.
- FLAVOR PROFILE -
SWEETNESS
3/5
TARTNESS
1.5/5
INTENSITY
3/5
PINOVA APPLE BIO
PARENTAGE
Cox’s Orange Pippin x
Duchess of Oldenburg x
ORIGIN
Germany
YEAR
1986
AVAILABILITY
Winter – Early Summer
BEST USES
Munching, Desserts
OTHER NAMES
Piñata, Corail, Sonata