The hard cider industry is experiencing remarkable growth; statistics show that US hard cider production increased 22-fold from 2007-2015. To meet consumer demand for specialty cider apples, producers in the US are investigating innovative orchard practices that can help specialty apple growers minimize production costs. A study from researchers at The Department of Horticulture at […]
Minnesota’s cider boom shows no signs of slowing down. As more cider producers open their doors, existing local cideries are expanding their profiles to appeal to a wider audience. For an alternative to champagne this weekend, consider a sparkling cider. Complete Story
Penn State Extension offers resources for beginning and expanding hard cider operations and their support industries. Currently hard cider sales in cities throughout Pennsylvania rank 3rd, 6th and 7th as the highest selling cider markets in the nation when compared to percent of beer market sales. “This burgeoning market, who saw sales skyrocket 71% in […]
“Cider makers should be able to put a vintage on their cider bottles if they feel like it accurately describes their product,” VinePair’s Hines told me this week by email. “A vintage can help a consumer understand what’s inside the bottle, and how it can vary from year to year. The regulation of alcohol and […]
Cider has a solid following on the West Coast. A retired Cornell University cider expert, Ian Merwin, once estimated that people in Oregon, Washington and California drink 80 percent of the hard cider consumed in the U.S. During the U.S. Cider Association’s annual convention last February in Portland, speakers said cider makes up 1.7 percent […]
Swift Cider releases the Portland Pippin into the wild this week, making it the first single-varietal, 100% Brett fermented cider on the market. Swift is an urban craft cidery known for their award-winning line of dry and semi-dry ciders made with minimally processed local ingredients. This limited release burrows a wild yeast typically from the […]
Up in Emerald City, Schilling Cider House says it offers the largest draft selection of hard ciders in the nation, and now it’s bringing the title to Portland: WWeek reports the Seattle-based cidery and bottle shop will open a taproom with an even larger tap offering in spring 2017, inside the LOCA at the Goat […]
Ryan Burk only wants one thing. The head cider maker at Angry Orchard wants to put numbers on his cider labels. Not just any numbers, either. Burk wants to advertise the year of the apple harvest that resulted in the cider in your bottle. This practice of putting a year on a bottle actually has […]
Curt Sherrer has always had a finger in making alcohol. He studied wine making and viticulture at U.C. Davis. He graduated with a degree in fermentation science. Sherrer then went on to make wine in Maryland and Virginia for 10 years. In 2003, Sherrer acquired an old grist mill in Monkton. After restoring the mill, […]
ITHACA, NY – Hard cider, an alcoholic beverage produced from fermented apple juice or apple juice concentrate, is gaining popularity among consumers. Domestic cider consumption increased more than 850% in the last 5 years in the US, with more than 550 cider producers in the country. The authors of a study in HortScience say that […]
