In The Press: Craft cider makes headlines, Fall 2024

Autumn and all of its abundance is a special time of year for the cider industry. When the time is just ripe, orchardists harvest their apples and...

Non-alcoholic cider is here to stay

As the sober movement gains momentum, it’s safe to say that the new market for non-alcoholic cider is here to stay. “The NA market is on a...

Sweating apples with Sowams Cider

Sweating is a process of holding fruit postharvest in storage conditions that allow the apples to soften and ripen in preparation for cidermaking....

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Changes in the Air

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...

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Book Review: ‘The Lost Orchards’

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...

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10 Ciders to Sip Along California’s Coast

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...

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The Meaning of Farmhouse Cider

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...

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