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The Shropshire sheep at Beau Vista orchard seeking solace from a sweet Chestnut tree after being chucked out of the orchard prior to harvest. 🙃 #sheep #ShropshireSheep #apples #cider #orchard #grazing

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Coming to the Wairarapa very soon. 22nd Feb The inaugural Greytown Cider and Fruit Wine Festival. Cider Food and Music. Teepee Cider will have a stall there. Come along and enjoy a great summer day just an hour away from Wellington. #Cider #wairarapa #greytown #MolewoodOrchard

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Best political retort. During the 1840 presidential election, Whig candidate William Harrison, at the age of 67, was thought to be too old to hold office. He was ridiculed in the Baltimore Republican, “Give him a barrel of hard cider, and settle a pension on him ... he will sit the remainder of his days in his log cabin by the side of the fire and study moral philosophy!”. Harrison’s ( pre Democrat) party seized upon the mockery and used it to their advantage. They put the slogan “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” on a wide range of campaign paraphernalia to portray the aristocratic Harrison as a man of the people. He romped home. #politics #cider #hardcider #USA

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Kingston Black apples maturing in Beau Vista orchard. A beautiful sight to see. the boughs are so heavy laden they are resting on the beach hedge.

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Fruits of Beau Vista orchards. Apart from Cider apples and perry pears we grow medlars to add to Teepee Cider cider, as is recorded in the golden age of cider making -the C17th. Good crop this year and new trees have been plan to increase the crop. #medlar #cider #orchards #apple

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Cider is made in so many countries now on all continents ( apart from possibly Antarctica ) . New world and old. So many styles. A celebration. #cider

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Apples and pears are not the only fruit we grow at Beau Vista orchards. Here are the greengages . Good crop this year . A type of plum originally from Iran. Delicious raw with yogurt and honey. They have ave a sweet, honeyed, and syrup-like flesh combined with acidity, creating a balanced and pleasant flavor composed of dried apricot, ripe mango, and citrus marmalade nuances. #Orchard #greengage #fruit #plum

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Yesterday at TeePee Cider, we had a visit by agricultural Professors from the Chinese Agricultural Research Institute Beijing and the Chinese embassy. Great few hours discussing cider production and agriculture in general here and in China. They are mechanising and investing in AI given the rise of labour rates. Striking similarities between the changes there and Britain in the Industrial Revolution centuries ago with the rural exodus. #cider #research #agriculture #China

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Sage advice. Whether it is native bush, commercial orchards, rural, urban, or community orchard. #trees #orchards #apples #pears

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Kingston Black apples growing and ripening at Beau Vista orchard. Great season so far and that promises TeePee Cider a good harvest to come. Half way to harvest now. #apples #cider #orchard. #Aotearoa #NZ

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As it’s now the New Year, the Shropshire sheep have been turfed out of the traditional orchard into a spare paddock. This is a hygiene requirement prior to ground harvesting of apples in a a few months time. They are not amused! #sheep #ShropshireSheep #apples #orchards

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After a great Spring and early summer, Wellington and Wairarapa weather had been rubbish -for humans at least. However perfect conditions for pears. The Dyer’s Pass Perry pear trees are heavily laden. Looking forward to making more perry this year. #perry #pear #orchard #Aotearoa

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Johnny Appleseed’s real name was John Chapman. He planted apple trees in different parts of the US, not for the environment, but for money. Back in the 1800’s, during the westward expansion one could claim land by creating a permanent orchard on the same. #cider #apples

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A few bottles on the shelf at Beau Vista cottage and cidery from around the world. The middle bottle is “Golden Apple Sparkling Cider from Christchurch. I cannot find any information on it. If you know anything please let me know. #cider #champagne.

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From Ray Blockley in UK. Spanish sidra. Loving the bar code graphics! #sidra. #cider #Asturias

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Check out the TeePee website for the latest Cider Musing on cider and why only Americans of all the cider cultures call it “hard cider”. A fascinating read. #cider #American #history https://teepeecider.co.nz/blogs/cider-musings/american-cider-and-how-it-got-renamed-as-hard-cider

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My fall copy of Malus the cider zine arrived today slow boat to NZ! . Lovely tribute to the late Suzanna Forbes. We say this proverb in Aotearoa when someone important dies. ‘Kua hinga he totara i te wao nui a Tane’. A Totara is a giant tree that grows for hundreds of years For one to fall is a great tragedy. #cider #Malus