Sorell Fruit Farm Strikes Gold!
We are thrilled to achieve the following excellent results at the Australian Fruit Wine Show on January 31:
Gold Medal
Blackcurrant Liqueur
Silver Medal
Raspberry Liqueur
Tayberry Liqueur
Wild Blackberry Liqueur
Blackberry Wine
Bronze Medal
Cherry Liqueur
Jostabery Liqueur
Raspberry Wine
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Berries Galore at Sorell Fruit Farm
The time has arrived to enjoy exploring again the wide range of flavours of our many delicious berry fruits.
Strawberries
You now have the choice of all nine varieties with their wide range of flavours. As well we have new varieties that, while having great flavour, are the size of small apples.
The pick-your-own price this year for all berries is $9.00 per kg.
Loganberries, tayberries and silvanberries
Loganberries and tayberries are now ripening and we expect a very large crop of silvanberries to be ripe next week.
Boysenberries, Redcurrants and Jostaberries
Boysenberries will be ripe in early December, along with redcurrants and, later, Jostaberries. These are of course just the fruits to give your summer puddings that extra flavour lift.
Broad beans
We have a huge crop and it should continue until near Christmas.
Our price is $2.90 per kg PYO.
Cherries
The season appears to be running late and we expect the first cherries to be ripe around December 5, with the main crop close to Christmas and running through to late January.
“Jams” without cane sugar
We are very pleased to release a strawberry spread made without the use of cane sugar for those special customers who need to avoid cane sugar for health or dietary reasons. We call it a “spread” as by regulation jams must contain fruit and cane or beet sugar. In their place we used concentrated pear juice.
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Celebrate with us
Our exceptionally wet winter and early spring, following many frosts has delivered a very green spring and the promise of excellent crops.
Now it’s cherry blossom time and early indications are for a spectacular display.
So on Saturday, October 3, we open for our Fourth Cherry Blossom Fiesta, which will run until October 12.
We invite you to stroll amongst these beautiful blossoms that are alive with hard working bees. Also view the new strawberry beds, with new varieties, lots of early flowers and even a few ripe fruit.
The tayberries, silvanberries and loganberries are also a picture with plenty of flowers and hard working bees.
We expect the first pickable strawberries around the middle of October.
Also try our new batch of liqueurs and wines, especially the new ones made from our sweet cherries.
The farm will open daily at 10am and close at 4pm in October, and also in March-May. From November until February inclusive the hours will be 8.30am to 5.00pm, every day of the week.
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Strawberry varieties at Sorell Fruit Farm 2009-2010
Sorell fruit Farm grows two distinct types of strawberries in relation to their fruiting season.
Most of our varieties are called day neutral types which set fruit continuously in four or five bursts.
The second group are referred to as short day types. These have two or three bursts of fruit in the spring and early summer, and often have another crop in March-May.
In practice the mix of varieties means we have very good crops in November and December (until about December 20), and again in February-May. Strawberries are often in short supply in January.
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Spring forecast is exceptional
We are expecting a very special spring season. Our trees and berry bushes like a cold winter to produce large, healthy buds and we had many good frosts in May and June.
To give the buds the best chance we also need good winter rains and these have been well above average.
We already have small peach fruitlets and even some early strawberries growing well.
Providing we are free of major frosts for the rest of spring, we expect to have some strawberries to pick early in October.
So at the opening on October 3 for our Cherry Blossom Festival we should have one of the most spectacular displays ever of cherry blossom, and a few strawberries to pick. We shall also have our latest batch of delicious fruit liqueurs for tasting.
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Cherry Blossom Festival
Sorell Fruit Farm’s Cherry Blossom Festival is on again from October 3 to 10.
The public are invited to stroll amongst the thousand or so glorious cherry trees in their magnificent cascade of blossom. There is no charge for this.
What is more it marks the opening for the new fruit year of Sorell Fruit Farm, so the restaurant is open with special cherry-based snacks and meals, in addition to our excellent Devonshire teas.
The gift shop features a wide range of our own jams, wines and liqueurs, plus lots more, and we offer free tastings.
A visit at this time of year will truly lift your heart. In fact there is nothing to compare with the sounds, sights and smells of an orchard in spring.
Credits: Top: Sorell Fruit Farm. Above: Ron Co.
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New Openings Hours
We have changed our opening hours from 10am-4pm for the months of March, April and May and then we close for the Winter, reopening next October when the opening hours will be 10am-4pm for October and then from November-February 8.30 pm-5pm.
In summary
October, March, April and mid May 10am-4pm
November, December, January and February 8.30am-5pm
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Strawberry varieties 2009
Strawberry varieties grown at Sorell Fruit Farm 2009.
Adina (Short day variety)
Fruit are exceptionally large, conic to wedge shaped, frequently producing fruit exceeding 60g in size during spring and early summer. Skin is bright red and moderately glossy with the appearance being maintained throughout the season. The flesh is medium red, low in acidity and high in aroma. Plants of Adina are productive, with a flat globose plant habit, are quite open and moderately vigorous.
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Chinese delighted with Sorell Fruit Farm
Sorell Fruit Farm’s large variety of fruits and berries ready for the picking throughout the season has attracted the attention of a popular Chinese tourist magazine and they’ve featured us in a colourful two-page spread.
Here’s a link to the full spread.
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New Chinese brochure
In response to many positive inquiries from China, Sorell Fruit Farm has just released its first brochure in Chine.
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