The red's ripe flavors bring to mind old-fashioned restaurants whose signs advertised simply Steaks and Chops.

The package of orange gummies promises "the mellow flavor and sweet aroma of sunshiny oranges, rich and ripe."

Mr. Hayden said of the oil: "It's very unusual, with a combination of nuttiness and a ripe flavor like olives.

The result is a wine that has ripe flavors of pear, apple and citrus, and enough acidity to add brightness in the finish and overall complexity.

La Fontana's warm merlot-dominated aroma yields to virtually sweet ripe flavors and a smooth texture.

Also, Bedell's '95 merlot: "beautifully balanced, very nice oak, very ripe flavors, very rich texture."

The greenness of the Sauvignon is there, but it's a soft, ripe flavour, rounded out by oak in a most stylish way, at £3.99.

One of them, the Paumanok Assemblage, a meritage or Bordeaux-like blend, displayed ripe fruit, cassis flavors, fine purity and admirable complexity.

Good, rich, ripe flavours emanate from this one, but it remains refreshingly cut by a zip of acidity.

These aromas translate into the ripe, lush flavor, which also vaguely resembles apple pie underpinned by earthiness.