Juices, Cider, Perry & Vinegars

Taste & Explore the Fruits of the Orchard

As part of the Taste & Explore experience provided through The Orchard Centre at Hartpury in Gloucestershire, we offer you an opportunity to savour the range of Out of the Orchard Products & fresh-pressed juices, limited edition ciders & perries and speciality fruit-based vinegars.

Where are we based?

Our current production facility is based at The Orchard Centre at Hartpury in Gloucestershire and is designed as a model of best practice.
The Orchard Centre itself acts as a visitor information point and also provides a unique specialist base for training in the production of cider, perry, juice and orchard fruit-based products.
The Centre is surrounded by the National Collection of Perry Pears which, with its wetlands and hay-meadow, is open on a daily basis for visitors. If you want to tour our production facility, please contact us to make the necessary arrangements. A location map can be found on the website.


Our Products

We offer a range of speciality orchard fruit-based products that include vintage (from a designated year), single orchard and single variety lines:
1. Single Variety Apple Juices. Fresh-pressed, unfiltered and cloudy juices presented in 750ml bottles and identified with the specific variety of apple used and orchard source.
2. Hindlip Ciders. Fruit-forward and complex flavoured products that keep the name & qualities of the very highly regarded ciders that Peter made whilst based in Worcestershire during the 1990s. There is also a long-established link between the old country estates of Hartpury and Hindlip thus history is maintained!
3. Hartpury Perries. These strictly limited edition perries aim to reflect the very best of the English cider and perry making tradition, where in the 17th Century the most modern technology available was used to pioneer new methods of production, including that of in-bottle fermentation.
4. Cider & Perry Vinegars. Crafted in small batches from the best ciders and perries, these strong, complex flavoured vinegars - matured for a minimum of 6 months - are ideal for dressings and other culinary purposes.


Where can you buy our products?

As well as from the Orchard Centre itself (please contact us for opening times), the products are also available in selected delicatessens, farm shops and speciality retailers. Please contact us for details of your nearest stockist.

What else do we offer?

As well as being an award-winning producer, Peter is a highly qualified and internationally recognised authority in cider & perry making and tasting. He is a professional trainer, presenter & author, acts as an advisor to clients across the world and is a UK and USA competition judge. As such, the Company also operates a range of training courses and, in conjunction with The Orchard Centre, will offer a range of other activities including tutored tastings, themed events and workshops. For details, do visit our website.



Want to find out more? Visit the following website for details of our other activities on offer:

www.tasteandexplore.co.uk,

or contact:   Mitchell F&D Limited, 74 Culver Street, Newent, Glos. GL18 1DA, UK
Tel: (0)1531 828330; email: info@mitchell-fd.co.uk
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