For many, the holiday season marks the time of eggnog, Christmas cookies and gingerbread. For the cidermakers at three cideries across the country, it means keeping a constant eye on their ciders as they sit chilled and fermenting. The ciders they’re watching...
Hi, this is Erin James. I'm the editor-in-chief of Cidercraft magazine, author of "Tasting Cider: The Cidercraft Guide to the Distinctive Flavors of North American Hard Cider" and bread pudding aficionado. If we haven't met, there's one thing you should know about...
Winemaker Gordon Rawson has been producing wine since the 1980s, fermenting a variety of fruits — including apples — prior to launching his Washington State winery Chatter Creek in 1996. It wasn't until recently that Rawson picked the apple back up, threw it in a...
Essential to any successful holiday gathering is picking the right libation to consume. You want something that your hip cousin won’t turn his nose up at but also something that your mother, who swears by the big commercial brands she can find at Safeway, will be...
The United States Association of Cider Makers has released an update to their Cider Style Guide, first introduced in summer of 2017. USACM’s original reason for releasing a guide was to unify the language used to discuss hard cider in the marketplace. This...
It was a lot of cider, but somebody had to taste it. In September, Cidercraft magazine asked nearly 50 cider industry professionals to sit and follow our mantra to drink cider. In a blind analysis, they critiqued, judged and analyzed over 400 ciders from...
The New York International Cider Competition (NYICC) will be held Feb. 10, 2019, in the heart of New York City right across from the world-famous Rockefeller Center! It will be the first international cider competition where all the judges are real trade...
"This cider is lekker." South African slang translation: "This cider is tasty." More than a mantra, South African native Liz Kearns and her husband and business partner, Brendan, recently launched their cidery after this jargon-based philosophy in Calgary, Alberta....
Strongbow® Hard Ciders, the #1 global cider brand, announces the January 2019 debut of 100 Cal Slim Cans, a 12-can variety pack with three 8.5 oz. easy-to-drink flavors containing just 100 calories each. Strongbow 100 Cal Slim Cans are positioned at the...
Whether you like it or not, the chilly days of winter are upon us with the beckoning of the season. The holiday decorations and cookies sometimes just aren’t enough to cheer you up on one a cold, hard winter day, so see if one of these ciders using winter fruits...
