By: Erin James
Dear Castle Hill Cider, you had us at the JAY-Z reference. Big Pippin Cider — the new line of quality-committed, modern cider made by the heritage cider-focused Virginia maker —…
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Reviews
Review: Martinelli’s Gold Medal 1868 Old Fashioned Hard Cider
As an American, it should be difficult to drink this cider and not get nostalgic. Martinelli’s Gold Medal 1868 Old Fashioned Hard Cider smells remarkably like its more-famous, nonalcoholic counterpart. According to the juice…
Review: Ross on Wye Cider Medium Dry Still
Apples have been grown and pressed on Broome Farm in Herefordshire since the 1930s. Today, the show at Ross on Wye Cider is run the same way as it was then…
Review: Ragged Hill Cider Co. Rasé
Proudly producing Massachusetts-grown and-made cider, Ragged Hill Cider Co. has only been doing so commercially for less than two years, though co-owner and cidermaker Steve Garwood has been fermenting since…
Review: Windfall Cider Hail Mary Rosé Cider
After launching last year with a singular cider, Windfall Cider is back with a second flagship product: the Hail Mary Rosé Cider. The Vancouver, British Columbia, cidery works with local…
Review: Shoal Hope Ciderworks Empty Barrel
Almost two years ago, the first fermentations for Shoal Hope Ciderworks were bubbling in its Provincetown, Massachusetts, production space. The cidery, which founded in concept two years prior, formally launched…
Review: Yankee Cider Co. Captain Coit
A favorite from last summer, Captain Coit returns for the 2019 sunny season courtesy of Connecticut’s Yankee Cider Co. The cidery is an apple venture from the farm-focused team at…
Review: Peckham’s Cider Home Block
Alex and Caroline Peckham planted their first cider apple trees on their New Zealand orchard in 2004, quickly growing and moving into their current orchard three years later in the…
Independent Cider Snow Gem Dry Perry
The wooden and weathered welcome sign to the town of Dryden, Washington, features one of the area’s most prized possessions: pears. The Central Washington locale in the fertile Wenatchee Valley…
Bristols Cider House The Original
When West Country native Neil Collins moved to California, he found a serious disparity between all the wine grape vineyards and the lack of apple orchards and cider. To remedy…