By Peter Holmstrom The year of 2006 wasn’t exactly the golden age of cider in America. The cider industry was still young, with patrons and businesses alike only beginning to recognize the burgeoning potential the fermented beverage had to offer. Cider sales...
By Peter Holmstrom On a recent trip to the grocery store, I met an Australian couple who opened my eyes to the world of Australian cider. I had never thought Australia to be a major apple growing country, but evidently I was wrong. Australia is ripe with apple and...
By Leesy Latronica Bottom left photo by Erin Berzel Photography The cider accessory market is expanding along with the beverage's production, with more and more cider-savvy products available for your own consumption purposes or for spreading the love of cider....
By Jill Lightner Photography by Amy Johnson Photography Cider is as wonderful to cook with as it is to drink, and it’s divine when used with pork and shellfish—in this case with the Appely Doux, from ÆppelTreow Winery & Distillery, a methôde champenoise cider...
By Erin James The straight-forward, no-nonsense, GYO (grow-your-own) experts at Oregon's multi-beverage producer Rogue recently launched a cider division of their eventual drink industry takeover. The brewery-distillery-farm dipped their toe into the cider business...
By Peter Holmstrom Left photo courtesy of Hard-Pressed Cider Fest, right by Adam Lapierre Picture the best place to host a cider festival: in the middle of apple country of course. Surrounded by orchards on all sides, and located next to a fruit packing company....
By Peter Holmstrom The East Wentachee, Washington-based producer puts perry on a pedestal. “It started with an identification of a market opening,” says co-founder of Neigel Vintners NV Ciders Kevin Van Reenen. “We wanted an alternative that really wasn’t on the...
By Erin James Apple orchards are some of the few agricultural endeavors in North America that can count multiple generations in their tenured histories. Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Averill Farm is one of the oldest, continuously functioning family...
By Peter Holmstrom The Pacific Northwest Cider Awards is back for its second year on June 5 and 6 in Seattle, to determine top producers in the young cider region. Generations of apple and pear production have carved the landscape for the region and it may seem to...
By Jill Lightner Photo by Amy Johnson Photography The Gravenstein apple’s complex flavor offers plenty of brightness, but is fairly low in tannins. In Tilted Shed Ciderworks’ Graviva!, the cider is blended with a lovely mix of bittersharp varieties that give it...
