“FOOD AND WINE”

Farmgate Cider and Olive Oil Tastings

Hart’s Farm Mornington Peninsula is a popular family run farm located on a beautiful rural setting in Shoreham.

Hart’s Farm produces and sells a wonderful range of apple ciders and cider vinegar’s from their orchard plus olive oil and olives from their 4-hectare olive grove. cider vinegar’s and a limited selection of seasonal produce from the family’s veggie patch.

At Hart’s you will meet the lovely family who grow and make their own produce. Tastings and purchases at available at Farmgate (by appointment)” Hart’s Cider is naturally fermented and produced from heritage cider apples These varieties are the ones most often used to make single variety, or varietal, ciders. They contain a balance of sugars, acid and tannins along with distinctive and often complex flavours specific to each variety. Vintage qualities are said to improve with the age of the tree.

An olive oil tasting is similar to a wine tasting — both wine and olive oil are liquids obtained by pressing fresh fruit (yes, olives are a fruit)! There are hundreds of varieties of both grapes and olives; varietal and region of origin are just two of the many factors that affect their flavors. In fact, you may be pleasantly surprised by the range of flavors found in extra-virgin olive oils.
At Hart’s you can taste the olive oil with or without bread.