Twilight view over the Wairarapa plain looking east from Teepee Cidery.

Twilight last night at the cidery. Nearing the end of a week’s run of good weather. Thunderstorms and cold forecast later today. Luckily we are doing inside jobs for a bit. #apples #cider #cidery #Wairarapa #NZCider

Kingston Black apples on tree.

The promise of a good harvest to come, approximately 8 weeks away. #cider #apples #orchard #NZCider #harvestdriven #notfromconcentrate

Thorndon Fair was a blast this year. A lot of customers wanted dry cider not the sweet supermarket industrial ciders. Our award winning ciders were well received. We sold out! Last year we didn’t. #cider #NZCider #festival #wellington

Looking north along an isle in the orchard.

Looking south at the orchard over the beech hedge.

Two views of Beau Vista orchard. Now in full leaf and the apples and pears growing. Here's hoping for good weather this Summer to build on the good Spring we have just had. Luckily the bad winds in late Spring did not affect the trees. #orchard #cider #NZCider #wairarapa #Aotearoa

Perry pear blossom just at bud burst.

Our ‘other’ perry pear is just starting its blossoming. Called Carterton after our nearby town in it’s a very old wilding found in the rural area East Taratahi. Beautiful pink! Small tannic pears with high sugar last year 1.076 SG I have high hopes. #perry #orchard #blossom #nzcider #cider #pear

Cider bottles with labels and foils applied

Pile of boxes being made up.

As owners of a small cider company, Frances and I do literally everything with the help of a few good friends. The jobs are not all glamorous like picking and pressing apples. Here is us labelling and boxing up the cider bottles. #cider #work #nzcider teepeecider.co.nz

One of our perry pears is earlier than the others and is a herald of Spring. It has just opened its first blossom. Overall late this year. First blossom last year was 20th August. #perry #pear #Spring #wairarapa #carterton #nzcider