Bellevue Cider

Bellevue Cider Based in West Gippsland, Victoria, Bellevue Orchard grows apples, makes juice and ferments cider

These are‘Kingston Black’ apples. They are one of the cider apple varieties we grow here.Lately, these have been finding...
23/02/2026

These are‘Kingston Black’ apples. They are one of the cider apple varieties we grow here.

Lately, these have been finding themselves used a lot in our publicity photos. This is beautiful they develop a remarkable dark red colour quite early in their development, so look appealing and are ready to photograph before the others are.

But good as they look, you wouldn’t want to eat them. While they produce a terrific tasting juice and cider, the skin is thick and waxy, the flesh is dry and pasty and the flavour is dominated by strong, mouth-drying tannins.

Cider apples are meant to be pressed into juice. We grow four different varieties here and use a mixture of them for our West Country cider and Zero. The Kingston Black have a very intense ‘appley’ flavour and aroma which we like to allow to dominate the mix in the West Country cider.

Last big tanker for the year!37,000+ litres of filtered, fresh pressed juice going out.We’ve sent a few of those out thi...
11/12/2025

Last big tanker for the year!
37,000+ litres of filtered, fresh pressed juice going out.

We’ve sent a few of those out this month!

The crown and title of the ‘King of Cider Apple’s’ would probably be shared by Dabinett and Kingston Black.Kingston Blac...
13/10/2025

The crown and title of the ‘King of Cider Apple’s’ would probably be shared by Dabinett and Kingston Black.

Kingston Black has such a deep, intense apple character that comes through both juice and cider made with it.

We use a lot of this variety in both our West Country and Zero products for that reason.

Kingston Black is a mid to late season ripener and ours are only just coming out of dormancy and starting to blossom.

Looking closely at the trees, you can see the first signs of awakening from dormancy. As spring progresses, blossoms wil...
10/09/2025

Looking closely at the trees, you can see the first signs of awakening from dormancy. As spring progresses, blossoms will emerge and bloom, leaves will grow and the bees will start their work, making sure we have plenty of apples

It has been a while since the last posting.Over the last few months, this aircraft hangar sized shed has gone up.While s...
10/09/2025

It has been a while since the last posting.
Over the last few months, this aircraft hangar sized shed has gone up.
While sadly, the site required the removal of one of our Granny Smith orchards, the loss has been compensated by the planting of replacement trees elsewhere on site.

This building will house our new juice bottling line, due to arrive in the next few months.

Meanwhile, we’re coping with what we have by working hard and keeping the juice flowing.

Flowing through the sight-glass is the fresh pressed juice of our own cider apples, going into the tank to be made into ...
05/05/2025

Flowing through the sight-glass is the fresh pressed juice of our own cider apples, going into the tank to be made into ‘Zero’.

This is our unique non-alcoholic fermented cider. Yes, fermented but non-alcoholic!

It’s fiddly to do but it is a true cider that meets the legal definition, but won’t get you drunk!

Though harvesting is well underway, there’s still a lot on the trees. Everything is ripening slowly this year, so while ...
18/03/2025

Though harvesting is well underway, there’s still a lot on the trees.
Everything is ripening slowly this year, so while they may be late, the flavour is better developed

It’s going to be a scorching hot day today. While we’re enjoying the benefit of the cloud cover shading us from direct s...
15/12/2024

It’s going to be a scorching hot day today. While we’re enjoying the benefit of the cloud cover shading us from direct sunlight, once that clears, the sun will cook everything. We’re expecting 40+ degrees.

The orchard crew started work at daybreak this morning so they could get their work done and get out of the sun.

The bottling line started at 6am o finish before the heat.

The trees won’t be happy - they can’t go anywhere!

Morning sunshine through the blossoms. Every blossom is the hope of a fruit.
17/09/2024

Morning sunshine through the blossoms.

Every blossom is the hope of a fruit.

First blossoms of the year.An early flowering but mid-season ripening variety, this one has popped out a little earlier ...
04/09/2024

First blossoms of the year.
An early flowering but mid-season ripening variety, this one has popped out a little earlier than usual due to the unusually warm weather

And so it starts again. The leaves begin to burst out of their buds, slowly opening and growing. Then the blossoms open ...
03/09/2024

And so it starts again. The leaves begin to burst out of their buds, slowly opening and growing.

Then the blossoms open and the orchard becomes a sea of green leaves, white and pink blossoms and bees, leisurely but industriously moving from flower to flower.

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3809

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