Dr Trevor Fitzjohn is the owner of Teepee Cider, a boutique, traditional method cider orchard and producer in the Wairarapa. A retired history-lover with a personal library of over 1,000 rare books, his apple varieties and techniques harken back to the golden age of cidermaking in England in the 17th and 18th centuries. He joins Bonnie Harrison to share the ancient origins of apples, why cider should be considered wine, and what makes a good drop.
At Trevor Fitzjohn's Wairarapa cider apple orchard, fruit is harvested naturally, when it falls off the tree. Photo: Teepee Cider
Trevor Fitzjohn grazes Shropshire sheep underneath his cider apple trees. Photo: Teepee Cider
