Nashi Orchards cidery is located on Vashon Island in the South Puget Sound near Seattle, where it’s part of a community of committed producers of artisanal foods, wines and spirits. We create handcrafted, award-winning ciders and perry from our Asian and European pear and heirloom apple orchards.

In 2005, Jim Gerlach and Cheryl Lubbert fell in love with a home on Vashon Island designed in the tradition of a 17th century Katsura Japanese country estate. The home was located on 27 acres with an old, declining 300-tree Asian pear orchard planted in the 1970s. Even though neither Jim nor Cheryl had an agricultural background, they embarked on renovating the orchards. This care resulted in an abundance of fruit each year which Jim started fermenting. People loved his Asian pear perry and Nashi Orchards was born.

More than a decade later, the orchards contain more than double the original trees featuring 15 varietals of Asian pears, numerous varieties of perry pears, cider and Spanish sidra apples. Jim’s philosophy is to use the best fruit, interesting yeasts, proven wine techniques and time to create world-class beverages. Jim’s cider and perry have been recognized by the Great Lakes International Cider and Perry competition (GLINTCAP) with Best-in-Class, Gold, Silver and Bronze awards every year they have participated.

Join Nashi Orchards in our Passionate Pursuit of Delicious Libations in our tasting room located at 16906 107th Ave SW, Vashon. Situated on a beautiful property in the heart of Vashon Island, our tasting room welcomes people of all ages, and well behaved dogs. We have a mix of indoor and outdoor seating as well as light snacks and non-alcoholic perries. Reservations available for groups of more than 5 adults. Please email tasteofnashi@icloud.com for inquiries and reservation requests.