Breaking into the cider industry is no easy feat. From deciding what orchard to choose apples from or company to buy juice from, to figuring out the vibe and feel of the taproom, creating and sustaining a thriving cider company has a hefty checklist. Just ask Matt...
A joint operation of friends and family, SARO Cider launched in late 2018 as Nebraska's first cider-only producer. With influences from beer but a devotion to the apple, the wide variety of ciders feature everything from exclusive yeast strains and locally roasted...
Summer may be over, but the fun is only getting started in the cider community. Events are springing up like plump apples at harvest as autumn begins and the opportunity to taste your favorite ciders in unique settings are numerous. Travel to New England to learn...
Drinking light and low is all the rage right now. Lower in alcohol, sessionable but with all the same flavor as a high-octane beverage, low-proof cocktails — also known as shims — often rely on liqueurs, bitters and fortified wines to keep the alcohol content down....
Jeanette Hurt swears 2019 is the “year of cider.” Being an author of numerous culinary and beverage books, Hurt’s prediction is backed in research and experience. With titles like “Drink like a Woman” and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wine and Food Pairing,” Hurt...
Despite their fruit-based and agricultural similarities, cultures surrounding cider and wine are very different. Many wine lovers happily drink cocktails but shun cider. Yet the broadest definition of wine is simply “fermented fruit juice.” There is common ground...
The Williams family has been orcharding in Colorado's Western Slope since the early 1900s. Five generations later, the family orchards are located at the bottom of Grand Mesa in the Surface Creek Valley, a high-elevation, warm-day and cool-night climate optimal for...
The weather may be changing but the amount of cider festivals happening across the country is not. In fact, with autumn almost in bloom, there is no better time to attend a cider festival. From the Oregon Coast to Central New York, there are numerous chances to...
New life was breathed into North Carolina cider-favorite The Black Twig Cider House earlier this year when Colorado-based Stem Ciders took over the space to create The Northern Spy in Durham. Keeping the name in the apple variety family, Stem’s revamp includes a...
With the majority of summer behind us, the time to break out the ciders for autumn is nearly upon us. But it can still feel too early to bust out the squash-and cranberry-flavored ciders. Transition into fall this month with these four ciders that are perfect mix...
