James Forbes

James Forbes co-founded Little Pomona with his wife Susanna in 2015. After 20 years in the wine business, with senior roles in buying, marketing, PR and retail, he fell in love with apples and perry pears and the county of Herefordshire, moving there with Susanna from London in 2014 when they found a quirky house and a small, beautiful orchard. Since then they have been making ciders and perries using low intervention, natural techniques, broadening out in recent years to include quince, damsons, cherries and grapes, all grown within 40 miles of the cidery. Working with a small, talented team, their background in the wider drinks world very much informs and influences their philosophy and approach to production. James is a former chair of the Three Counties Cider & Perry Association. Inspired by CiderCon®, during his tenure, the TCCPA hosted the first CraftCon in 2019.