Celebrating all things apple and pear in the Adelaide Hills
Pome Fest – Adelaide Hills
Winter 2020
Pome Fest events run throughout late winter and offer a range of different activities covering all things apple and pear in the beautiful Adelaide Hills.
Due to COVID-19, we’ll be offering some events and activities online as well as small group events and activities at various locations in the beautiful Adelaide Hills!
Apples and pears are commonly referred to as pome fruits. The word pome is a Middle English term meaning fruit, from Anglo-French pume, pomme apple, fruit, ultimately from Late Latin pomum. It was first used in the late 14th century to describe a fleshy fruit (such as an apple or pear) consisting of an outer thickened fleshy layer and a central core usually with five seeds enclosed in a capsule.
In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae.
Cider Tasting Masterclass
LIVE ONLINE – Saturday 26th September 2020, 3:30pm
BOOK NOW to discover all the things you never knew you never knew (!) about cider when Warwick Billings from LOBO Cider talks and tastes you through a range of cider from the Adelaide Hills and beyond!
One Tasting Pack ticket suits two people – so make an afternoon of it with friends!
JOIN him LIVE via Zoom and taste along from home this exciting event.
No Taste Like Pome
25th July – 31st August 2020
The Big Adelaide Hills Apple & Pear Taste-Off Competition!
Visit your favourite Adelaide Hills eatery and discover their dish that heroes apples or pears!
Get tasting and VOTE for your favourite dish for a chance to WIN!
Grafting & Pruning Masterclasses
4th & 6th August 2020, 11am & 2pm
Gain an understanding of the technique and science behind managing fruit trees. This detailed work demonstrates the skills to improve fruit tree health and harvest.
Bookings Essential
Packhouse & Orchard Tours
10th-12th & 19th August 2020, 10am & 2pm
Get behind the scenes and learn about the innovation in apple and pear growing, packing and storage with a guided tour through a local orchard, packhouse or juice plant. A range of offerings available across the Hills.
Rug up and enjoy the fresh air and sounds and smells of ripe apples and pears being processed.
Bookings Essential
Cook Along With Callum
Saturday 25th July 2020, 2pm
The wonderful Callum Hann will be cooking two delicious apple and pear ‘hero’ dishes – one sweet, one savoury – from his Adelaide Hills home. JOIN him LIVE via Facebook and cook along from your own kitchen for this exciting FREE event.