Award Winning producers Once Upon a Tree open the doors to their Dragon Orchard shop selling their full range of ciders & apple juice and a selection of locally made gifts and produce.

Partner Hannah Day said: “Its time to celebrate so come along and chose a selection of cider for gifts or to accompany your Christmas meals from Turkey to Christmas pud!  We have homemade preserves and local gifts available too, ready to create the prefect hamper.  The shop is open every day between 10am and 3pm until 20^th December, it’ll be great to see you.”

“Once Upon A Tree brings cider to the dinner table”, explains Hannah whose husband Simon has a background in wine production, “It was our intention at the outset of the company to make cider and perry that would accompany and enhance good food & to make ciders to savour!  Simon uses his winemaking skills to capture the true characters of the apples in the juice and ciders which are presented in clear wine bottles with wine style labels to reinforce the message that these ciders are ideal to enjoy with food.”

The Day’s moved to Putley 4 years ago and teamed up with Ann & Norman Stanier whose Dragon Orchard has been in the family for 80 years.  The first two harvests saw production of up to 10,000 bottles of cider, but they are currently finishing this years harvest which has seen a four-fold expansion in production.  Once Upon A Tree produce is available at the new shop and from local retailers.

Our recently released Champagne method Ribston Lawn Sparkling Perry, is great for celebrating and our pudding cider, Blenheim Orange, is the first of its kind produced in the UK.  We use ice-wine production processes, freezing the juice to give a sweet concentrated juice which is perfectly partnered with dessert.” 
Adds Hannah.

Download our Christmas Shop leaflet here and our Hamper flyer here