Canada’s farm crafted cider culture is thriving, and Ontario’s scene is no exception. Enter 1818 Farm and Cidery in Carp, where Wesley Hunter, Denise Hoppner, Ken Hoppner and Karl Hoppner are contributing to Ontario’s ongoing agricultural legacy with their now...
Travelers are thirsty for local, agricultural experiences. A working paper by the University of Iowa Center for Agricultural and Rural Development predicted in 2024 that the world agritourism market would reach US $205.6 billion by 2033. What accounts for the growing...
The art and science of making cider intersects Old World traditions and modern experimentation, with some of its best producers gracefully striking this delicate balance. For New York–based Graft Cider, this past-meets-present occupation is magnified on the cusp of...
Sara Stewart is one of those people whose passion for ingredients is palpable. A regenerative vegetable farmer by craft, Stewart leased land on a property on Cortes Island, British Columbia, to farm her crops where there was also an abandoned orchard of 500 fruit...
Last spring, beverage executives Peter Click and Alan MacDonald combined their five decades of experience in alcoholic beverage branding, marketing and sales to turn the page on a new chapter in the Winsome Ciderworks book. The duo acquired and rebranded the cidery in...
As the saying goes, you can take the chef out of the kitchen and put him in a cidery — but you can’t take the kitchen out of the chef when he’s crafting cider. At least that’s the case for Andy Hannas, the cidermaker at Charlottesville, Virginia’s Potter’s Craft...
The art of smoking beverages is more readily recognized in spirits and beer (think Scotch and Rauchbier), but it’s just as relevant and exciting in the cider sphere. In Winthrop, Maine, Absolem Cider is making a name for itself with its smoked offerings. “We’re taking...
Wintertime may be the quietest season, but the news about cider was loud and clear: Hard cider is (still) on the rise and more professionals are getting involved in the industry than ever before. Those trends were evident at the cider community’s annual CiderCon...
Autumn and all of its abundance is a special time of year for the cider industry. When the time is just ripe, orchardists harvest their apples and cidermakers get to pressing. And too, cider journalists across the country are busy crafting stories about those apples....
As the sober movement gains momentum, it’s safe to say that the new market for non-alcoholic cider is here to stay. “The NA market is on a spectacular growth trajectory as consumers seek alternatives to alcoholic beverages,” says Lee Larsen, co-founder and CEO of 2...
