Riley’s Cidery
Sitting in a one-of-a-kind apple orchard on Bowen Island, rich in biodiversity and home to nearly one thousand varieties of heirloom apples.
Bowen Island - West Vancouver
The orchard was planted over a 30 year period by John and Josephine Riley who are apple tree collectors and enthusiasts with an absolute wealth of knowledge.
In 2019, Christine and Rob were lucky enough to take over from John and Josephine to help preserve this incredible living museum and from this idea, Riley’s Cidery took shape. The husband and wife duo spent years living in London and Christine trained under Peter Mitchell at the Cider and Perry Academy in Herefordshire and prior to that completing the UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture.
