Biddenden Vineyards is excited to announce the launch of Red Love®, the UK’s first commercially available naturally red apple juice, which will be available from Saturday 14 November 2015.
Red Love® is an entirely British apple juice, being exclusively produced in Kent by Biddenden Vineyards in conjunction with AG Thames, the only company with the rights to grow the variety in the UK for commercial purposes, and East Malling Research, where the trees are planted.
Red Love® is a Swiss variety which has been developed over the past 25 years by Markus Kobelt, founder of plant nursery and fruit growers Lubera. Mr Kobelt, who describes Red Love® as complex and interesting; a real taste sensation, has cross-pollinated a range of red-fleshed, sweet and disease resistant apple varieties to create a naturally red skinned, red fleshed apple with a crisp and long lasting taste.
The limited edition Red Love® apple juice will be available in 1litre and 250ml bottles, with a naturally red cider scheduled for release in April 2016.
Julian Barnes, managing director at Biddenden Vineyards, said: “We are very excited to be working with AG Thames to create Britain’s first naturally red apple juice. Other red apple juices on the UK market tend to be coloured with ingredients such as Beetroot, but the Red Love® variety naturally produces a beautiful ruby red juice when it is pressed and filtered.”
The juice, which is clear not cloudy, is made using the juice pressed straight from the Red Love® apples, with no added colourants, sugars or chemicals.
Julian continues: “Red Love® juice has an incredible sweet and tangy taste, with a long lasting flavour from the good levels of tannins. A perfect base for cocktails, an exquisite non-alcoholic alternative at weddings and parties, ideal for children and diabetics, or just as an everyday drink, Red Love® is a new vibrant twist on the classic, much-loved apple juice drink.”
Francis Wheatley, Technical Manager at AG Thames, said: “The first Red Love® trees were planted at East Malling Research in June 2012 and we are thrilled to finally have the finished product. We chose to work with Biddenden to develop the juice because of the consistently high quality of all their other juices.”
Red Love® apple juice will be available directly from Biddenden from 14 November. If you would like further information on stocking Red Love® please contact sales@biddendenvineyards.co.uk or phone 01580 291726.
