ripe
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Ripe fruit is juiced and fermented, taking three to four months to produce a batch of wine.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2022
Ripe and full-bodied, with more intensity than the Cave de Lugny, this may appeal more to fans of California chardonnay, even though it doesn’t show the oak influence typical of that style.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022
Ripe for the next huckster that comes along, probably.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Ripe with emotion, Season 2 was doubly strenuous for Boneta, who had to play the singer in his 20s and 30s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2021
Ripe red juicy apples, beckoning me to sink my teeth into them.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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