Cortese wines tend to be medium bodied with notes of limes and greengage. May. This plum is believed to be a close relative of the Greengage. Greengage gin is an alternative beverage. It was based on the novel "The Greengage Summer" (1958) by Rumer Godden. The Mirabelle or Greengage varieties of "Prunus domestica" may be more resistant. The first true greengage came from a green-fruited wild plum () originated in Iran (Persia). The "Oxford English Dictionary" regards "gage" and "greengage" as synonyms. More prestigious was "The Greengage Summer" (1962) directed by Lewis Gilbert. A greengage is also called (French for "the good Queen") in France.