Sacha wrote:
This is a very long shot but is there a preferred type of apple that is
grown in the Dordogne region of France? My stepson bought some from a
market stall and says they were one of the best types of apple he's ever
tasted.

That's not a long shot Sacha! It's where I'm from! I'm from Perigueux.
In Thiviers, about 30km, they collected 17,000 tons of La Gala. Near
Bergerac they do 'Rouge Americaine', 'Braeburn' and 'Grany', which I
would think is our 'Granny Smith' ... maybe?! Each variety produces
around 2500/3500 tons per year. There's also 'Fuji' and 'Pink Lady'.

I ate mainly La Gala as a kid, from the market, and the apples without
names around my family respective homes. If it tasted so good it's
perhaps because the summers are really dry. That makes juicier apples
MMMmmmmm...