Fruits of Borrodell
Apples
We grow 170 varieties of heritage or heirloom eating, cooking and cider apples.
Grown in another era, when seasonality and flavours drove the market, they all have attributes that makes them special. The only sin many of them committed was not to keep for long periods in cool storage.
Grown without pesticides, the apples are truly “tree ripened”, and at the peak of their flavours, they are picked with great care and placed directly into a case and consigned that day via Australia post.
The Heritage Block has featured on a number of Lifestyle Programs
- SBS Good Food Lover’s Guide
- Cooking with Jeff Janz
- Stefano Manfraidi’s Food Program
- Getaway, ABC Radio
- Costa’s Garden Odessey, SBS
- Mercurio’s Menu
- Stuart MacGill’s “Uncorked”
Cherries
Borrodell has over 6000 cherry trees. They are hand picked in December each year. With fruit so big, “2 bites of the cherry” has real meaning !
- Blossom time (early October) is so beautiful. Picture a whole hill of white blossoms.
- Autumn colours are equally spectacular – reds, yellows & orange. (April to May)
Plums
Red Ace, President, Radiance and some Angelina’s available through February, March and April.
- Autumn colours on these trees are also very beautiful, mainly deep reds.
You will find apples that you have never heard of before!
| Cox’s Orange Pippin | An English favourite |
| Winesap | Most appropriate for a vineyard |
| Egremont Russet | Brown skinned small apple – wonderful flavours |
| Dr Hogg | Large green cooker with attitude |
| Australian Beauty | A Fabulous apple. Should be a national treasure! |
| Macintosh | The apple behind the computer |
| Peasgood Nonsuch | A huge apple! & what a name! |
| Tydman’s Early Worcester | Delicious flavours, small red, ripens in February |
Black Perigord Truffles
Those extraordinary little fungi that grow on the roots of oak trees! We have planted 500 Black Perigord Truffle bearing oaks that are producing a genreous crop now for 4 years.
Our Black Tie and Gumboot dinner is now into its 5th year! This year we are hosting – not one, but TWO Black Truffle Dinners! The Black Perigord Truffle will feature in the 5 course degustation dinners, with matched Borrodell Vineyard wines. Be sure not to miss this event next winter harvest time – 30th July and 6th August 2011.