In celebration of National Apple Day here are a few thoughts on 2018 cider apple harvest so far...
The dry warm, weather we've had in October up until Storm Callum made an appearance has given us great conditions for harvesting so far. The hot dry summer has been tough for the young apple trees though and the continued warm, dry weather we've had well into October means that the trees are still thirsty. We're expecting fewer apples as a result but the exciting thing is that those apples we're getting are of exceptional quality and 2018 is definitely going to be a vintage year for ciders. This will enable us to make signature ciders with an unusual keeping length, we're predicting as long as 2021. ... See MoreSee Less
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