Drawing from twenty three years of practical experience, Peter Mitchell is highly qualified and internationally recognised expert in cider & perry making and tasting.  He is a professional trainer, an advisor to cleints across the world, a UK and USA competition judge, an author and an award-winning producer in his own right.

Peter runs his own specialist training and consultancy business - Mitchell F&D Ltd, which includes the highly regarded Cider Academy.  The company also operates expert-led cider tours within the UK and organises courses, events and other activities for all those (professionals and amateurs alike) who have an interest in, or want to find out more about cider and perry.

Currently Peter is Chairman of the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association and serves on the Training Group of the National Association of Cider Makers, where he recently took a lead role in developing and establishing the acclaimed NACM Foundation Certificate in Cider & Perry Appreciation.