By: Erin James
About this time two years back, Massachusetts’ Carlson Orchards launched its namesake hard cider line. The orchard was (and is still) best known for its nonalcoholic farm stand cider it…
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Scrumpy Select: Farnum Hill Dooryard Still Cider
by Genevieve Iverson Poverty Lane Orchards & Farnum Hill Ciders in New Hampshire are producing high acid dry ciders that burst in aromatic flavors. The Dooryard Still Ciders, featuring all this…
Scrumpy Select: Ace Perry Hard Cider
By Leesy Latronica In an abundance of renowned vineyards that have become the lifeblood of Sonoma County, Calif., Ace Cider holds its own. Since launching in 1993, the California Cider…
Scrumpy Select: Red Branch Cider Company Hard Raspberry
By Leesy Latronica Throughout its 19 years in the industry, Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based Red Branch Cider Company has perfected the art of craft cider at its Bay Area cidery—and it’s clear…
Scrumpy Select: AeppelTreow Sparrow Spiced Cider
By Leesy Latronica When Charles and Milissa McGonegal partnered with Burlington, Wisc.,’s Brightonwoods Orchard in 2001, they modeled AeppelTreow Winery and Distillery after a shared mission to produce hard cider…
Scrumpy Select: Neige Bubble Sparkling Apple Wine
By Genevieve Iverson La Face Cachee de la Pomme—translating directly to “the hidden side of the apple”—came to be in southern Quebec in 1994 under the eye of Francois Pouliot,…