The Hemly family has been growing pears outside of Sacramento, California, for nearly 165 years. With six generations of farming experience, the family knows how to work the Bartlett pear, so turning it into a pear cider under the handle of Hemly Cider made sense. The...
The Western Slope is where it’s at for growing apples in Colorado. Technically everything west of the Continental Divide, the Western Slope encompasses roughly one-third of the state and about 70% of the state’s water, with the Colorado River and its...
The first post-Prohibition farm cidery in New York’s Rochester region, Rootstock Ciderworks produces its fermented apple products (including spirits) from a fifth-generation family farm. DeFisher Fruit Farms hosts more than 500 acres of orchards in Wayne County,...
If you’re not familiar with Oregon’s Sauvie Island, you’re not alone. The Columbia River’s largest island is located at the junction of the mighty state-bordering river, the Willamette River and the Multnomah Channel, just 10 miles outside of...
Vermont Cider Co. has been cooking with cider for decades, testing and trialing fermented batches with different flavor combinations in the kitchen. In this simple recipe for pulled pork, the brand’s Gumption cider proves itself a worthy braising liquid and ally...
