ARTICLES
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™...
Book Review: ‘The Lost Orchards’
Liz Copas’ gift to cider enthusiasts and lovers of rural places Herefordshire. Somerset. Devonshire. These are the places the well-informed American cider drinker thinks of when talk turns to English cider and apples. The wonderful new book by Liz Copas, The Lost...
REGISTRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN for the 6th Annual Cidercraft Awards
We are now accepting submissions for the 6th Annual Cidercraft Awards! The top four winning ciders from each category will be awarded medals (platinum, double gold, gold and silver), creating the ultimate cider shopping guide for readers! The ciders will be tasted...
Bend Cider: Protecting and Giving Back to the Environment
Bend, Oregon, is well known for its beer scene, with more than 30 breweries to choose from. But Bend Cider is serving up ciders that are turning heads — even for diehard beer aficionados — while creating a space for the community to gather and giving back at...
10 Ciders to Sip Along California’s Coast
A trip down California’s coast provides visitors a surprisingly diverse journey through craft cider. Along the way, you will find hyperlocal experimental ciders sourcing from nearby heirloom orchards along with urban California cideries putting their own spin on...
Scion Cider Helps Grow a Cider Revolution in Utah
A bar offering more than 225 ciders on tap and in bottles and cans seems like a miracle anywhere. But Utah “Utah has a P.R. problem with alcohol,” laughs Elisabeth Osmeloski, co-owner of Utah’s own Scion Cider Bar. “Things have really loosened up since the 2002...
Time to Pour Some Cider. But Which Glass?
So many ciders, so many glasses. Here’s how to choose the best vessel for your preferred cider style
The Meaning of Farmhouse Cider
The word “farmhouse” is ubiquitous in today’s cider industry, and many cidermakers would argue that it’s overused, even bastardized. The term’s origin stems from traditional cidermaking days when cider was made on a farm and its adjacent orchard was where its fruit...
Nine Pin Cider: Farm Cidery Revitalizes Albany’s urban core
As New York’s first farm cidery, Albany-based Nine Pin Cider isn’t required to be located on a farm, but it is required to source 100% of its apples from the Empire State. The vast majority of the cidery’s fruit comes from Nine Pin’s partner farm, Samascott Orchards,...