Napoleone

Louis Rosé Cider is pushing the boundaries for what hot weather easy-drinking ciders can be. We have seen ciders with added fruit, but the addition of shiraz skins might need a bit of explanation.

Read More

Napoleone Cider is pleased to announce the details of our inaugural Cider Festival.

“Get your Pomme on!” at the Cider Festival at the Napoleone Cider Orchard Bar – 45 minutes from Melbourne CBD.

Read More

Well, 2020 was shithouse. Thank goodness we had cider. Some very good ciders. This is the Real Cider Reviews list of the Best Ciders of 2020 Read More

Louis is the latest cider from the Yarra Valley’s Napoleone Cider Co. The Louis is all about being a big barrel-fermented sessionable can of cider. Read More

Last year, Napoleone cider took out the top gong for the best Australian cider with their Methode Traditionnelle Pear Cider. After winning such an accolade the supplies quickly ran out at the tasting session the next day. Finally, I found a bottle to review.

Read More

A cider, by wine makers, Napoleone Apple Cider is a family operation that grows, presses and ferments the fruit themselves. This gives them total control over the end product, which has earnt them a silver medal in the 2013 Cider Australia Awards for medium ciders (specific gravity between 1005 and 1012).
The Napoleone family immigrated from Italy in the 1940’s settling in the Yarra Valley. They set about planting apples for the eating market. Today they have around 250 hectares of apple trees. In the late 1980 vines were planted and was later turned to wine sold under the Punt Road label.
Read More