Wines and Ciders from Orchard Fruit
They still exist in the sparsely populated Uckermark: the aromatic complexity of old fruit varieties. They are ideal for the production of apple and fruit wines. These are famous varieties such as Rote Sternrenette, Adams Parmäne or Danziger Kantapfel, from which good wines can be pressed, excellent juices squeezed and many an exquisite fruit brandy distilled. Since 2011, we have also been processing the region’s orchard fruit into APFELWEINEN, CIDER and SCHAUMWEINEN.
Although the Uckermark has never traditionally been a cider region, it is surprisingly rich in old fruit trees that were left unused after the collapse of the GDR economy. The varieties date back to times when flavourful qualities were valued much more highly than their outward appearance.
Along country lanes and byways, we still find many a historical rarity that was never suitable as dessert fruit, but can be used excellently for various forms of processing – bitter random seedlings of apples, for example, or small semi-wild cider pears. We look for these often somewhat remote trees and work specifically to care for and protect them. In this way, we support the preservation of ‘old fruit varieties’ and biodiversity in the cultivated landscape.
