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CIDER SUMMIT SF ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP OF CIDER PRODUCERS
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CIDER SUMMIT SF ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP OF CIDER PRODUCERS
Tickets on Sale for Leading Hard Cider Tasting Event in the Presidio
San Francisco, Calif. – Cider Summit San Francisco is excited to announce the full lineup of ciders and programming details for the region’s largest cider tasting festival. In its second year in the Bay Area and new, expanded location at the Civil War Parade Ground in the Presidio, Cider Summit SF will take place onSaturday, April 25, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Cider lovers will come together to taste over 150 ciders from 46 cideries, including 74 ciders from California, and other regional favorites and international classics.
Event highlights include:
- Enjoy specially paired food selections from the Whole Foods Market Truck, Slow Hand BBQ and others
- Taste varieties of fresh-pressed apple juice from Gowan Orchards
- Compete in apple bowling from Presenting Sponsor, Whole Foods Market
- Hang out in the “Dog Lounge” hosted by Berkeley Humane & Wag Hotels
- Shop in the event store featuring Cider Summit SF t-shirts and other merchandise
Just announced cider producers participating include:
101 Cider House
2 Towns / Traditions
Anthem Ciders
Artisanal Imports
Atlas Cider Co.
Aspall Cyder House
Bite Hard Cider
Bristols Cider
California Cider Company
Cider Brothers
Ciders of Spain
Common Cider
Crispin Cider Co.
Devoto Orchards
Eden Ice Cider Co.
E.Z. Orchards Cidre
Farnum Hill Ciders
Finnriver Cidery
FoxCraft
Golden State Cider
Gowans Cider
Horse & Plow
Humboldt Cider
Indigeny Reserve
JK’s Almar Orchards
Le Face Cachee de la Pomme
Maeloc Cider
Orchard Gate Imports
Red Branch Cider
Reef Points
Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider
Rogue Cider
Santa Cruz Scrumpy
Sea Cider Farm & Cider House
See Canyon Hard Cider
Schilling Hard Cider
Sonoma Cider
South City Ciderworks
Specific Gravity Cider
Tag & Jug Cider
Thistly Cross
Tieton Cider Works
Tilted Shed Ciderworks
Troy Cider
Two Rivers Cider Company
Vermont Hard Cider Co.
Wandering Aengus
Waupoos Cider
William’s Orchards
Winesellers, Ltd.
Worley’s Cider
For a full lineup of events, cidermakers and to purchase tickets, visit the site here or on Facebook and Twitter #CiderSummitSF. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door (cash only).
For those seeking to utilize public transportation, the complimentary PresidiGo shuttle runs throughout the day from several locations in San Francisco. SF MUNI also operates multiple bus routes to the Presidio. There is also ample onsite parking. If you prefer not to drive, Uber is offering a special promo code to get people to and from the Cider Summit. Enter the promo code CIDERSUMMITSF to get a free first ride up to $20. Ride credit is for new Uber users only and is not valid on uberTAXI.
Cider Summit SF is presented by Whole Foods Market, along with supporting sponsors Upcider Gastropub, Orchard Garden Hotel, Wag Hotels, KIND Snacks, BART, and Morris Distributing. Cider Summit will benefit The Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research, Berkeley Humane, and the California Cider & Perry Association.
Cider Coast To Coast: Cider Rite Of Spring and GOOD CIDER
Celebrate Spring, Drink Local and Enjoy Good Cider.
NWCA’s annual Cider Rite of Spring, March 21st, 12-5 PM Portland.
Explore New York Cider at the 1st ever GOOD CIDER event, March 18th from 6-9 PM.
Upcoming Good Cider Event Features Impressive Line Up Of New York Cidermakers
1st ever GOOD CIDER Event March 18 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Get Your Tickets Now.
Indian Ladder Farmstead Brewery and Cidery
The Standard Cider Co. from Brotherhood
The Finger Lakes Cider House at Good Life
and more…
More Good News: “Cider will be on sale at the event, so you can plan on taking home a bottle of your new (and old) favorites!”
GOOD CIDER: A Celebration of New York Cider. March 18th, 2015. Get Your Tickets Now.
Read more about GOOD CIDER at Edible Manhattan: Good Cider to Toast New York’s Hard Cider Boom Brace yourselves. Good Cider is coming.
Get your tickets NOW via www.ediblemanhattan.com and Brown Paper Tickets.
It’s The Annual Call To Wassail. January 5th -17th, 2015.
A Call To Wassail. January 5th – 17th, 2015.
Hello Friends of Cider!
We ask YOU the cider community to join us in embracing Wassail in 2015.
What is Wassail?
Wikipedia:
“The Orchard-Visiting wassail refers to the ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.”
Herefordshire Times:
“Steeped in history, wassailing is traditionally held on the Twelfth Night after Christmas and performed in orchards to awaken the apple trees from their winter slumber and ward off bad spirits.”
When is Wassail?
We propose to observe North American celebrations from January 5th to January 17th, 2015. (‘New’ 12th Night Eve to ‘Old’ 12th Night – more about that later).
Goals for the 2015 Wassail:
Explore Old & New World Wassail Traditions
Salute The Orchard
Honor The Apple
Celebrate With Cider
How Can You Wassail?
Enjoy cider and a wassail bowl with friends.
Visit an orchard, cidermaker or local cider-serving establishment and toast the orchard & the apple.
Host a Wassail Event.
Or just raise a glass to Cider.
Let us know if you’ve planned an event – we’ll post it on our Wassail 2015 page.
If you tweet about your cider activities – consider using the hashtag #Wassail2015.
The 2015 Wassail Theme: Explore Wassail.
We hope this will be an informal collaborative effort and an annual event for the growing cider community in North America.
Take a look at our Wassail 2015 page for more information, links, and recipes.
Wassail 2015.
WASSAIL 2015
January 5th – January 17th, 2015
We encourage you to Wassail, honor the orchard and celebrate the apple.
Wassail in the orchard, at your favorite cider-serving establishment, or where ever Twelfth Night week finds you.
Join us and raise a glass of cider – toast the apple & the orchard.
WASSAIL 2015
Highlights from
WASSAIL 2014
January 5th – January 17th, 2014*
UNITED STATES:
CA: Tilted Shed Ciderworks Orchard Wassail on Old Twelfth Night January 17, 2014 www.tiltedshed.com
MO: Wassailing the Apple Trees and Dinner at Powell Gardens – January 18, 2014. www.powellgardens.org/wassailing
NY: Redbyrd Orchard Cider – January 17, 2014. redbyrdorchardcider.com
NY: Wassail daily at The Drink with their Wassail cup or bowl thedrinkbrooklyn.com
OR: Finn River Cidery Winter Wassail – January 18, 2014. www.finnriver.com
VT: Champlain Orchards – January 18, 2014. www.champlainorchards.com
CANADA:
BC: Sea Cider Winter Wassail Celebration – January 19, 2014 seacider.ca
OUR WASSAIL POSTS:
A Call To Wassail. January 5th – 17th, 2014.
Come All Ye Cider Drinkers and Join In The Wassail!
A Bit About Wassailing From the National Association of Cider Makers
IT BEGINS. 13 Days Of Wassailing 2014
The Pagan Rite WASSAIL! Brown, Bradshaw and World’s Best Ciders.
Wassail Day 1. Fortifying with Pear Brandy. Olmsted’s Sidecar Cocktail.
Wassail Traditions: The 5 Key Elements.
Old Apple Tree, We’ll WASSAIL Thee!
WASSAIL RESOURCES & LINKS: LEARN MORE ABOUT ORCHARD WASSAILING:
Wassailing Through History from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal, USA
About Wassailing from the National Association of Cider Makers, United Kingdom
Cider: It’s Time for Wassail by Maria Kennedy of Cider With Maria for Twice Cooked
Wassail: An Unexpected Revival by Maria Kennedy of Cider With Maria
Wassail: Some Historical Reports and their Contexts by Maria Kennedy of Cider With Maria
Wassail Story From The Radio Program – Living on Earth via the blog Cider With Maria
The Foodie Bugle Talks Wassail: Here’s To Thee Old Apple Tree
A SELECTION OF WASSAIL RECIPES:
Lambswool (Wassail) Recipe (with history notes) for a modern kitchen from RecipeWise recipewise.co.uk
Traditional Lambswool Recipes from early sources collected by RecipeWise recipewise.co.uk
Holiday drinks: Here we come a-wassailing at American Food Roots with a recipe and video from Alton Brown (with eggs, ale and Madeira)
How To Make PDTs Winter Wassail with Hudson Valley Cider from Breezy Hill Orchard via Serious Eats
From PUNCH Drink: A Recipe For Wassail: punchdrink.com
The Churchill’s Jenn Dowds shared this Wassail recipe with Rosie Schaap for The New York Times.
*The month of January 2014 was dedicated to Wassail at United States of Cider.
IT’S CIDER WEEK IN NYC
Check the list of official events at www.ciderweeknyc.com and ask your favorite dining and imbibing spots and shops what they have planned for Cider Week NYC.
Get Social With Cider & Join The (hard) Cider Revival:
Facebook: Cider Week
Twitter: @ciderweekny
Instagram: @ciderweekny
#ciderweekny
#ciderweek
#ciderselfie
#ciderweek
#ciderselfie
(clicking on the magic apple will whisk you directly to the EVENTS page)
Cider Celebrates The American Cheese Plate!
As the American Cheese Society gathers in Sacramento for the annual ACS conference, (with over 1600+ cheeses and 100’s of makers, mongers and curd nerds), our resident cheesemonger – who tweets @ConsiderTheRind & writes on all things cheese at ConsiderTheRind.com – will be heading West to the Festival of Cheese.
Along the ways she’ll stop at The Healdsburg SHED, to team up with Tilted Shed Ciderworks, Devoto Orchards Cider, Gypsy Cheese Co., & Weirauch Farm & Creamery on August 3rd, for what promises to be an exciting East Meets West Cider & Cheese Tasting Workshop, details here.
Get your Brown Paper tickets here!
For more details follow @craftyandbeast #ciderchat (TONIGHT) Thursday, July 24th, 6PM PST/9PM EST – we’ll be #ciderchatting about the upcoming cider & cheese event, and encourage all you cider & cheese fans to ‘pair up’ and create some tasting events of your own.
Links:
@craftyandbeast #ciderchat
Celebrating 200 Years of the Historic Fort Ross Orchard
Photograph by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Where & When:
Fort Ross State Historic Park
19005 Coast Hwy
Jenner, CA 95450
Saturday, April 12, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (PDT)
Event Details:
In 1814, the Russians at Fort Ross began their orchard by planting a peach tree. They and the ranchers who followed planted trees and harvested fruit from the site for over 150 years, and a number of historic trees still survive today.
In celebration of the historic Fort Ross orchard’s 200th anniversary, Fort Ross Conservancy is hosting a conference on orchards and orchard management. Lectures by experts from the National Park Service and California State Parks will discuss the history of orchards, historic orchard care, and tree preservation. A tour of the Fort Ross orchard will follow, with an opportunity to discuss recent management at the site.
The Fort Ross orchard was planted by the Russians in 1814 and several trees from the mid 1800s are still living, including two Russian-era cherry trees. This conference celebrates the 200th anniversary of the historic orchards at Fort Ross. Conference speakers include:
- Susan Dolan, Park Cultural Landscapes Program Manager with National Park Service, will provide an overview of the history of orchards, and discuss basic techniques in orchard stabilization,
- Jan Wooley, Historic Preservationist with California State Parks, will discuss orchards and ongoing work within the California State Parks System,
- Susan Rudy, Fort Ross Conservancy Advisor and lead orchard volunteer, will describe the history and ongoing care of the Fort Ross orchard,
- Amigo Bob Cantisano (tentative) will discus the Felix Gillet Historic Orchard Project. This organization identifies, preserves, and propagates the best varieties of fruit and nut trees still thriving in the mining camps, farms, homesteads and towns of the Sierra that were introduced by Felix Gillet, of Nevada City, Calfiornia, in 1871.
Schedule for the Day
- 10am – 1pm Lecture/Presentations in the Fort Ross Visitor Center auditorium
- 1:30-2:30 Lunch at the orchard
- 2:30-3:30 Historic Fort Ross Orchard tour
- 4pm Optional tour of the Fort Ross Historic Compound.
Special event fees apply:
$10 per person for conference and historic orchard tour.
*plus* California State Parks entrance fee of $8 per car when parking at Fort Ross. (Please carpool!)
Optional boxed lunch delivered to the orchard: $15/ person, advanced purchase only.
Or you are welcome to bring your own picnic lunch!
For more information on the Fort Ross historic orchard visit the Orchard webpage.
Link: www.fortross.org
Tickets & event details available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-200-years-of-the-historic-fort–ross-orchard-tickets-10786062403
Photograph by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Photograph by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Photograph by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Photograph by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
All photos by Paul C. Miller, courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Map courtesy of Fort Ross Conservancy
Come All Ye Cider Drinkers And Join In The Wassail!
When is Wassail? We suggest observing North American Wassail celebrations from January 5th to January 17th, 2014.*
Wassail is an informal collaborative effort of interested cider-drinkers in North America (and beyond).
Goals for the 2014 Wassail: Explore Old & New World Wassail Traditions, Salute The Orchard, Honor The Apple and Celebrate With Cider!
How Can You Wassail? It’s Easy! Enjoy cider and a wassail bowl with friends, visit an orchard, cidermaker or local cider-serving establishment and toast the orchard & the apple, or host a Wassail event of your own.
Let us know if you’re planning an event – we’ll post it on the Wassail 2014 page.
Share your Wassailing plans and pictures. Post, tweet, tumble and instagram The Wassail!
* We’re considering Wassailing all the way through January. Why not?!
It Begins. 13 Days of Wassailing 2014.
Join Us In Wassailing.
We’re observing North American celebrations from January 5th to January 17th, 2014 – ‘New’ 12th Night Eve to ‘Old’ 12th Night – and posting daily about our Wassail adventures. Stay tuned.
A Call To Wassail. January 5th -17th, 2014.
A Call To Wassail. January 5th – 17th, 2014.
Hello Friends of Cider!
We ask YOU the cider community to join us in embracing Wassail in 2014.
What is Wassail?
Wikipedia:
“The Orchard-Visiting wassail refers to the ancient custom of visiting orchards in cider-producing regions of England, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.”
Herefordshire Times:
“Steeped in history, wassailing is traditionally held on the Twelfth Night after Christmas and performed in orchards to awaken the apple trees from their winter slumber and ward off bad spirits.”
When is Wassail?
We propose to observe North American celebrations from January 5th to January 17th, 2014. (‘New’ 12th Night Eve to ‘Old’ 12th Night – more about that later).
Goals for the 2014 Wassail:
Explore Old & New World Wassail Traditions
Salute The Orchard
Honor The Apple
Celebrate With Cider
How Can You Wassail?
Enjoy cider and a wassail bowl with friends.
Visit an orchard, cidermaker or local cider-serving establishment and toast the orchard & the apple.
Host a Wassail Event.
Let us know if you plan an event – we’ll post it on our Wassail 2014 page.
The 2014 Wassail Theme: Discover Wassail.
We hope this will be an informal collaborative effort and an annual event for the growing cider community in North America.
Views from New Amsterdam Winter Market 2013
Images of floral beauty taken at the stall of, and garland making demonstration lead by, Emily Thompson of Emily Thompson Flowers www.emilythompsonflowers.com
Thank You to Rowan Imports for cider, and to Sterling Publishing, Countryman Press, Storey Publishing, Timber Press, Ten Speed Press, Chelsea Green Publishing, Johns Hopkins University Press, and Running Press for all the wonderful books included in our raffle gift baskets for the November & December Markets. Thank You All for helping us support New Amsterdam Market and share the cider joy.
Events: NYC: New Amsterdam Winter Market and 8th Anniversary Celebration
New Amsterdam Market Winter Market & 8th Anniversary is December 15, 2013.
“Featuring over 60 regional food artisans, purveyors, market fare and handcrafted goods. From holiday wreaths, garlands, tools and ornaments for home decor to holiday treats, latkes, sweets, baked goods and gifts.”
To celebrate New Amsterdam Market’s 8th Anniversary we coordinated 3 amazing gift baskets (for yourself or for gift giving) containing some of our favorite books AND some terrific ciders. Support the Market with a raffle ticket or two, and you could be the lucky winner of one of these swell books & cider baskets.
Each basket comes with a selection of ciders of the world donated by Rowan Imports.
Cider Enthusiasts Selection:
Books: Worlds Best Ciders by Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw, Sterling Publishing, 2013
Cider Hard & Sweet by Ben Watson, Countryman Press, 3rd Edition, 2013 and
Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider, 3rd Edition by Lew Nichols, Annie Proulx, Storey Publishing, 3rd Edition
Apple & Cider Aficionados Selection:
Books: Worlds Best Ciders by Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw, Sterling, 2013 and
Apples of North America: 192 Exceptional Varieties for Gardeners, Growers, and Cooks by Tom Burford, Timber Press, 2013.
NYC Food Culture Selection:
Books: I Love New York: Ingredients and Recipes by Daniel Humm, Will Guidara, Ten Speed Press, 2013 and
New York a la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple’s Best Food Trucks by Siobhan Wallace and Alexandra Penfold, Running Press; 2013.
Celebrate 8 years of New Amsterdam Market, and support the revival of the historic Old Fulton Fish Market.
Links:
New Amsterdam Market newamsterdammarket.org
Rowan Imports rowanimports.com
Celebrate Repeal Day®: Drink a Cider.
Repeal Day® Is December 5.
The motto:
The Freedom To Celebrate. Celebrate The Freedom.
Read more about Repeal Day® and suggested activities at www.repealday.org
We Suggest A Fine Way To Celebrate Repeal Day®: Drink a Cider.
Read the fascinating Analysis of the U. S. Liquor Industry during Prohibition originally published in Fortune Magazine: U.S. Liquor Industry (Fortune 1931)
Suggested Accompaniment: A Glass of Cider.
Plans are afoot for The Wassail.
Plans are afoot for The Wassail.
Watch for more news about
The Great (North) American Wassail
Jan 5-17, 2014
Honoring The Orchard & Celebrating The Apple.
Trees with snow on branches, “Half Dome, Apple Orchard, Yosemite,” California. April 1933. Photographer: Ansel Adams, 1902-1984.
The State of Cider: New York: New Amsterdam Market Cider Revival!
Celebrate the 3rd Annual Cider Revival at New Amsterdam Market, Sunday November 24, 2013 from 11 AM to 5PM.
The Final Event of Cider Week NY: Enjoy cider tastings with New York cidermakers , including: Blackbird Ciders, Breezy Hill Orchard, Docs Hard Cider, Orchard Hill Cider Mill and Sovereign Cider.
And a Cider Library collection of wonderful cider & apple books (pictured) will be raffled with all proceeds to benefit New Amsterdam Market.
From the New Amsterdam Market website:
On Sunday November 24, New Amsterdam Market will host the Third Annual New York State Cider Revival in collaboration with Glynwood, a continuation of Cider Week. The event will feature New York hard cider makers, reviving a century’s old tradition of the fermented beverage. Once one of the most popular beverages of New York, hard cider faced a quick demise as Prohibition ended legal sales. As cider orchards transformed into traditional apple orchards, the number of farmstead and craft ciders drastically reduced. Join us in celebrating the return of this historic drink, with numerous tasting and pairing from select vendors. The perfect accompaniment for your Thanksgiving meal.
In addition, our November 24th market will stock all your holiday essentials- from pies to poultry!
Join the Cider Revival
&
Support New Amsterdam Market
Celebrate the New York Cider Revival and Win Your Own Cider Library!
It’s The 3rd Annual Cider Revival at the New Amsterdam Market in New York City Sunday, November 24.
Visit The New York State Cider & Thanksgiving Market for a chance to win Your Own Cider Library AND Support The New Amsterdam Market.
Enter to win an amazing Cider Research & Reference Library – several publishers have generously donated some terrific books – perfect for the cider & apple lover or the cider curious. For yourself or for gift giving.
WAIT There’s MORE!
The Cider Research & Reference Library includes a few bottles of real New York cider!
Stop by the main Market table on Sunday Nov. 24th, and enter to win The Cider Library with Libations! Tickets $5 each or $10 for 3. Such value! and for a good cause.
All proceeds to benefit The New Amsterdam Market.
Take a look at the books included in the Cider (and Apple) Research & Reference Library:
Cider Hard & Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own 3rd Edition by Ben Watson, The Countryman Press, 2013.
Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter by David Buchanan, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012.
The New Cider Makers Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Craft Producers by Claude Jolicoeur, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013.
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart, Algonquin Books, 2013.
Worlds Best Ciders by Pete Brown & Bill Bradshaw, Sterling Epicure, 2013.
Apples of North America: 192 Exceptional Varieties for Gardeners, Growers, and Cooks by Tom Burford, Timber Press, 2013.
True Brews: How to Craft Fermented Cider, Beer, Wine, Sake, Soda, Mead, Kefir, and Kombucha at Home by Emma Christensen, 10 Speed Press, 2013.
Johnny Appleseed And The American Orchard: A Cultural History by William Kerrigan, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Apple Lovers Cookbook by Amy Traverso, W. W. Norton & Company, 2011.
Cider Handbook from Scott Labs, 2013.
Stop by the New Amsterdam Market this Sunday, November 24th, to celebrate the New York Cider Revival, enter to win this swell cider library, and get your holiday marketing done.
Link: newamsterdammarket.com
Directions: newamsterdammarket.com/map.html
Celebrate The 3rd Annual New York Cider Revival at The New Amsterdam Market
It’s The 3rd Annual New York Cider Revival at the New Amsterdam Market in New York City this Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 11AM – 5PM.
Visit The New York State Cider & Thanksgiving Market for A Chance to Win Your Own Cider Library AND Support The New Amsterdam Market.
Several New York Cidermakers will be in attendance, including: Blackbird Ciders, Breezy Hill Orchard, Docs Hard Cider, Orchard Hill Cider Mill and Sovereign Cider. Meet The Cidermakers & enjoy some cider. See the full list of vendors at The New Amsterdam Market website here.
Link: newamsterdammarket.com
Directions: newamsterdammarket.com/map.html
A Cider And Apple Stand On The Lee Highway, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia 1935
Photographer: Rothstein, Arthur – United States. Resettlement Administration
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, [reproduction number, LC-DIG-fsa-8a07722 (digital file from original neg.) LC-USF33-T01-002196-M3 (b&w film dup. neg., 70mm size) LC-USF3301-002196-M3 (b&w film dup. neg., 4×5 size)]
For more Virginia Cider 2013 Visit: CIDER WEEK VA ciderweekva.com
The State of Cider: New York and Virginia. As One Cider Week Concludes, Another Commences.
Cider Week New York. With this years numerous pre and post events, Cider Week NY has become an extended cider-filled celebration, exuberantly launching New Amsterdam, and environs, into the colder seasons of pome fruit drinking enjoyment.
As New York cider festivities – though not New York’s cider enthusiasm – wind down, Virginia prepares for Cider Week Virginia. American wine has a long history in Virginia, as does American cider. Virginia’s cidermakers have done much to restore our favorite fermented apple elixirs place at the table, and Cider Week Virginia celebrates the regions cider heritage and revival.
Our September Cider Road Trip to Virginia was chock full o’ cider. Upcoming posts will feature highlights of our Blue Ridge & Balto. cider adventures, and details of favorite Cider Week NY activities.
Save The Date for the final Cider Week New York event, November 24th, 2013. The New Amsterdam Market, in collaboration with Glynwood, will host The Third Annual New York State Cider Revival at The New York State Cider & Thanksgiving Market. Visit newamsterdammarket.com for more details.
Links:
Cider Week Virginia ciderweekva.com November 15-24, 2013.
New Amsterdam Market newamsterdammarket.com November 24th, 2013.
Cider Week New York ciderweekny.com
Glynwood glynwood.org
The State of Cider: Virginia. The Ciders of Virginia Prepare to Celebrate Cider Week Virginia.
Cider Makers of Virginia:
Albemarle Ciderworks North Garden
Blue Bee Cider Richmond
Bold Rock Cider Nellysford
Castle Hill Cider Free Union
Foggy Ridge Cider Dugspur
Old Hill Cider Timberville
Potter’s Craft Cider Free Union
Winchester Ciderworks Winchester
Cider Week Virginia November 15 -24, 2013
There will be tastings, pairings, home cider making workshops, cider cocktail competitions, an East vs West Cider Smackdown and that’s not all. Check the Cider Week Virginia website for all the details and get ready to Celebrate Cider Week Virginia!
Link: ciderweekva.com
Events: http://ciderweekva.com/events/
Image: Fall Orchard View at Ablemarle CiderWorks & Vintage Virginia Apples
The State of Cider: Massachusetts Prepares to Celebrate CiderDays.
19th Annual Franklin County CiderDays will be held this weekend, November 2-3, 2013.
CiderDays is one of the premier events of the North American Cider Season.
From the website:
“CiderDays is a community event celebrating all things apples in Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2013 marks the 19th year of this event and there will be two days (November 2nd and 3rd) of orchard tours, cidermaking and tastings, workshops and much more. This is for all who love apples, fresh or hard cider, apple cuisine, apple orchards or just being in New England in the fall.”
Franklin County CiderDays November 2 – 3, 2013
Two days celebrating and enjoying The Apple.
A few of the 2013 Event Highlights that caught our eye:
• Second Annual Cider Days Harvest Party 2013 Friday, Nov 1st – A kickoff event to benefit CiderDays & includes the début of West County Ciders releases for 2013.
• The Cider Salon — “the world’s largest hard cider tasting with more than 60 individual cider brands from across North America”.
• CiderDay Locavore Harvest Supper
• Spanish Cider Tasting and Discussion with James Asbel of Ciders of Spain
• North vs. South Heritage Apple Smackdown, Part Deux, a tasting and discussion with Tom Burford and John Bunker.
• Michael Phillips talks about Apple Varieties for the Organic Orchard
• Finding a Great Cider Apple in Your Backyard with John Bunker and Claude Jolicoeur
• Apples for Juice and Cider with Claude Jolicoeur and Alan Suprenant
• Organic Orcharding Practices: A Primer with Jennifer Williams and Steve Gougeon
• So You Want to Be a Commercial Cidermaker with Steve Gougeon and Andy Brennan
• Cidermaking 101 Workshop with Bob Delisle and Charlie Olchowski
Visit Franklin County CiderDays website for ALL the details and a complete list of events.
Link: www.ciderdays.org
Note: A bit about CiderDays from the website:
“CiderDay began in 1994 when Terry and Judith Maloney organized a small event to celebrate their harvest. Now called CiderDays and sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, it is a two-day event which celebrates its 19th year in 2013. The event is always held on the first weekend of November, when even the late-bearing cider apples have been picked.”
If You Like Cider, Like We Like Cider
A Quick Reminder (as if you need to be prodded to go out and seek cider):
Cider events abound this time of year – so if you like cider, like we like cider,
partake of the cider activities occurring across the country. And take a friend.
A Sampling:
Cider Week NY & Hudson Valley is well underway and the New Amsterdam region is awash in cider.
Cider Week NY – New York & Hudson Valley – October 18 – 27, 2013
Link: http://ciderweekny.com/
Great Maine Apple Day an apple-filled day of talks, walks and apple ID sessions with John Bunker and book signings with Claude Jolicoeur.
Great Maine Apple Day October 27, 2013
Link: http://mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=294
Franklin County Cider Days is in its 19th year as a “community event celebrating all things apple.” Offerings include workshops, tastings, cider salons, and more.
Franklin County Cider Days – Franklin County, Massachusetts Nov 2-3, 2013
Link: http://www.ciderdays.org
Cider Week VA – Virginia – November 15 – 23, 2013
Virginia is Cider County. We enjoyed Virginia cider and hospitality on a recent visit, and you can too.
Link: www.ciderweekva.com
Slow Food Russian River Event: Cider & Cheese Pairing with Titled Shed Ciderworks and Devoto Orchards Cider. Oct 27, 3-6 PM for tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/470210
RESOURCES: To find cider festivities in your area:
Visit the website, pages, and twitter feeds of your favorite local & regional cider makers to find out what events they are involved in.
Check your regional cider association, alliance, or organization’s events list.
Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association
Rocky Mountain Cider Association
And in Canada:
Cidre du Québec / Les Cidriculteurs Artisans du Québec
Ontario Craft Cider Association
Perhaps it is time for a National Cider Calendar?
