Overview

• The kelter season officially begins in Hessen as the first apple varieties reach ripeness.
• Association head Martin Heil reports trees laden with fruit and expects a stronger harvest than in the past three years.
• Cidermaker Ralf Walther forecasts fruity apple juice and a sprightly, tart-sweet apple wine.
• Producers say plentiful rain promoted growth and late-summer sunshine aided ripening.
• The regional association urges Streuobstwiesen owners to bring apples to presses, reiterating its motto that apples belong in the glass.