On the palate, there are strong currant, wild berry and plum flavors.

Green Briar's beach plum jelly is deep garnet in color, with rich, concentrated plum flavor and a pleasing smack of astringency that complements its sweetness.

The best bushes bear fruits with a sweet plum flavor.

The power of the Clear Creek eau de vie of mirabelle comes not from this clear brandy's alcohol (40 percent), but from its ripe, heady fragrance, its penetrating plum flavor and its lingering freshness.

Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon $59 *** [rating: three stars] Yakima Valley Dubrul Vineyard 1999 Real purity to it, said Amanda Hesser, who found plum flavors and a long finish.

As a varietal wine, Merlot can make soft, velvety wines with plum flavors.

Eric Asimov said the wine gained complexity in the glass, while Amanda Hesser cited cinnamon, cherry and plum flavors.

The ideal prune, said Christian Amblard, director of the Comite Economique, should be fleshy, with a good plum flavor, and "of a color appropriate to the prune identity" - that is, black or blue-black.

The '90 was pure, with sweet fruit aromas and a high-toned brightness, while the '91 seemed to have darker licorice and plum flavors.

FAMILIA ZUCCARDI, Q, MENDOZA 1998: $19 Dark, beefy and chunky, with delicious chocolate and plum flavors.