Apple Season is just starting at Iventure Orchards

The first apples of the Australian apple season are Royal Gala.  They are plentiful now and are being picked at Iventure Orchards at Stanthorpe.

The Gala apple is one of Australia’s most popular and is at its best now. They are fairly resistant to bruising and are sweet, grainy, with a mild flavour and a thinner skin than most apples. Royal Gala apples are characterised by a blush of pink of the skin, the colour varies from yellow to almost orange with deep orange stripes. This is a round sweet apple and fits nicely into a child’s hand. It is dense, sweet, aromatic and juicy with a white flesh, which helps to explain its popularity.  They can be eaten fresh, included in salads or used as a cooking apple and is particularly suited to sauce.

All from the Stanthorpe region which is the heartbeat of the apple industry in Queensland.