Featured Cider Makers
Cidermaker Q & A: Fenceline Cider
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. We were first introduced to Fenceline Cider through…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. A couple of years ago, I had the…
Read More5 Ciders to Drink to Celebrate the Harvest
If you’re part of the Instagram cidersphere, your feed has likely been rife with harvest photos. Though the perfect time for apple picking varies a bit from region to region, autumn is when farmers and orchardists are out there, harvesting apples in epic numbers. What better way to celebrate the hard and hopeful work that…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: FieldBird Cider
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. We met Ryan and Nicole Monkman of FieldBird…
Read MoreHow to Pair Cider with Halloween Candy
Halloween is my favorite holiday, because I love celebrating all things spooky, ghostly and costumed. The candy certainly doesn’t hurt, either! Whether the candy comes from the pre-Halloween parties or it’s discreetly snatched from a sugar-crazed child’s hoard, you can enhance the candy experience with a skillful beverage pairing or two. As a cider lover,…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: Right Bee Cider
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. We met Katie Morgan in 2014, shortly after…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: Snow Capped Cider
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine-lovers to the world of cider. Created along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. We met Kari Williams, the owner and brand…
Read MoreTake a Virtual Mini-Vacation with This “Vermont Terroir Cider” Video
For many of us, this hasn’t been a great summer for traveling. Even if you’ve been able to take an occasional weekend getaway to the beach or countryside, bigger trips are sadly not a part of our “normal” lives right now. For cider fans, visiting cideries in other states or cidermaking regions is often an…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: Tandem Ciders
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine lovers to the world of cider. Along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. We first discovered Tandem Ciders in 2016 on…
Read MoreCidermaker Q & A: Blossom Barn Cidery
Malaika Tyson is one half of the blogging duo Cider Soms, which was started as a way to introduce wine lovers to the world of cider. Along with her husband Sean, the “Soms” blog seeks to uncover and explain the complexities of ciders in a fun way. When talking to Jeremy Hall and Erin Chaparro,…
Read MoreCider School #12: Community Empowerment with Charles Rosen of Ironbound Cider (Thurs., June 25, 6 p.m. ET)
If you missed this session of Cider School, you can find a video recording of it here. The cider community is asking some tough questions right now — as are many food and beverage brands — about how to create real change and empowerment in their communities. Part of that work is aiming to widen…
Read MoreCider School #7: Pét-Nat Cider 101 with Lyndon Smith of Botanist and Barrel (Thurs., May 14, at 6 p.m. ET)
It’s time for school — Cider School, that is! This week, we’re back with what’s bound to be a super-fun session all about pét-nat cider, led by Lyndon Smith, the founder and COO of Botanist and Barrel Cidery & Winery in Cedar Grove, North Carolina. Farming and winemaking run in Lyndon’s blood. He grew up…
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