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Announcing the Sixth Annual Cidercraft Awards Winners!
Put out across the globe, an open call for submissions brought in over 400 ciders across all categories this year. Submissions were sampled blind and judged in person over 2 full days by leading cider industry experts who determined the top four medalists in each...
Show your Mom some Love: The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Along with celebrating by popping a special bottle, here are five gift ideas sure to satisfy a cider-obsessed (or even cider-curious) mom. From drinkware with style to apple-themed toys, these gifts will make Mother’s Day memorable. Elevate mom’s drinking experience...
The Virginia Cider Scene is Alive and Well — and Eco-Friendly Too
Virginia’s status as an agricultural hub gives cideries in the state abundant access to ripe fruit and fertile land for the cultivation thereof — not to mention a lot of institutional infrastructure that supports the state’s farm operations. The Virginia Cider...
How to Grow Cider Apples at Home
Expert advice on cider tree selection, sourcing, planting, maintaining and harvest In Virginia and Maine respectively, orchardists Diane Flynt of Foggy Ridge Cider and David Buchanan of Portersfield Cider carry a wealth of knowledge about nurturing apple trees....
It’s Always Cider in Philadelphia
In the heart of the city, and farther afield, tour some of Philadelphia’s top-notch cideries Philadelphia has a handful of cideries, creating a small, but vibrant, cider scene in the city where the food and beverage landscape is on fire with creativity and...
Perfect Cider Pairings for Your Springtime Feasts
Springtime is here, bringing fresh new produce to the market. It also brings three major feasting holidays: Easter, Passover and Ramadan. This generally gets everyone’s culinary creative juices flowing, mine included. That’s enough of an excuse to get me to...
From Orchard to Glass: Embark on a Scenic Tour in France’s Beautiful Pays d’Othe Region
Wisps of cool gray mist wreath the gothic bell tower of Troyes’ Cathedral and, though spring is not far off, a wintery breeze ruffles the blossoms on the early-blooming plums, scattering their petals like snow. March is perhaps not the loveliest month to visit this...
Perfect for Springtime Sipping: 11 Refreshing ciders
As winter gives way to spring, our taste buds crave quenching and satisfying drinks to coincide with the longer days and warmer temperatures. We’ve rounded up 11 ciders from 10 different states (plus one Canadian province) that are sure to have you savoring spring’s...
Changes in the Air
How Five women across the United States are reshaping the cider scene Women continue to move the cider industry forward, making it better, more creative, more resilient. In honor of Women’s History Month, Cidercraft spoke to five of the changemakers — from orchardists...
ACA Welcomes 20 New Certified Pommeliers™ Following CiderCon® 2023
The American Cider Association is thrilled to announce that twenty people have newly earned the title of Certified Pommelier™ as a result of the exam held at CiderCon® 2023 in Chicago, Illinois last month. It is the largest passing cohort of any Certified Pommelier™...