CLACKAMAS, Ore. (April 16, 2024) — Portland Cider Company and the Hillsboro Hops have teamed up on a home run of a cider collab with Squeeze Play, available now. The official cider of the Hillsboro Hops is crafted exclusively for the local team, and is available during home games at Hillsboro Ballpark and at select retail locations.  Squeeze Play is juicy and refreshing, ideal for an afternoon at the ballpark, summertime barbecues and Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Inspired by a classic margarita, the cider is bursting with fresh-squeezed lemon and lime juices a ..read more

The newest venture from the team behind the orchard-to-bottle Bauman’s Cider Company will kick off its opening weekend April 19-21, 2024 Portland, Oregon (April 15, 2024)— Bauman’s Cider Company, the award-winning, Gervais, Oregon-based cidery, is excited to announce the grand opening of their highly anticipated Portland tasting room and destination cider restaurant, Bauman’s on Oak. The tasting room and restaurant, situated inside their new Portland-based cidery, (in the former Ecliptic Moon Room spot on SE Oak Street) will celebrate their grand opening Friday, A ..read more

Amanda Oborne joins the B-Corp farm and cidery full-time as of April 2024 Chimacum, WA – April 9, 2024. Effective today, Finnriver Farm & Cidery welcomes a new CEO to lead the company into its next chapter, as its original founders begin transitioning out of daily operations. Co-Founder Crystie Kisler will stay at the company part-time focused on mission-driving projects, land partnerships, and community relations. Co-Founder Eric Jorgensen will take on a board role and advise on strategic finance. Finnriver was named a B-Corp “Best for the World” company in 2023, and will celebrate 15 yea ..read more

(Beacon, NY, April 2, 2024) – The New York Cider Association is thrilled to announce it has launched the first ever, official New York Cider Trail App for both iPhone and Android devices. The app features all members of the Association and is designed to provide hard cider seekers a tool to locate the vast array of cideries across New York State, map out their very own trail to visit those cideries, and explore all that’s great about NY Cider. The New York Cider Trail App gives users the ability to search for NY Cideries by region and plan their trips including driving directions and link ..read more

Industry Leading Cidery Partners with 7 Non-Profits to Support Wild Spaces Across 9 States SEATTLE, WA – March 25, 2024 – Today, Schilling Cider, a leading craft cidery known for its commitment to sustainability, announced the return of its annual KEEP IT WILD initiative. KEEP IT WILD showcases Schilling’s unwavering commitment to environmental preservation by partnering with seven non-profits dedicated to preserving wild spaces. Throughout April, 5% of sales from Excelsior Imperial Apple and Local Legend cider cans or draft pours will support organizations across nine states: WA, OR ..read more

VIVID brand family offerings include Tart Apple, Juicy Pear, Bright Cherry, and Fresh Peach SEATTLE, WA (March, 2024) – Seattle Cider Co, known for its award-winning line of dry and off-dry offerings, is thrilled to announce that VIVID Light Cider, the company’s new brand family, is available today across Washington. VIVID Light Cider will feature the company’s signature Light Cider recipe as “Tart Apple,” alongside three new flavors including Juicy Pear, Bright Cherry, and Fresh Peach. Each VIVID flavor will be crafted with fresh pressed Washington Apples, a signature characteristic of all Se ..read more

In 2017, Pennsylvania-based Threadbare Cider emerged as a creative experiment at the iconic Wigle Whiskey, its sister company. Think fine, expressive craft ciders and meads using local apples and honey. The Ciderhouse, located in Pittsburgh’s North Side, boasts a cozy tasting room, a spacious cider garden patio perfect for bikes and dogs, and a kitchen that crafts sourdough and gluten-free pizzas with seasonal ingredients. Not to mention over a dozen house-made ciders, complemented by local beers and craft cocktails at their cider bar. What went into the making of what is now one of western P ..read more

Geneva, NY – As the world eagerly awaits the awe-inspiring phenomenon of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, Three Brothers Wineries is proud to announce the launch of their limited edition Cosmic Collection, designed to commemorate this celestial event in style. Crafted with passion and innovation, each product in the Cosmic Collection offers a unique experience. Cosmic Bombshell Hard Cider is a refreshing Sangria flavor. Ripe citrus mixed with a hint of spice, up front flavors of orange citrus, dark red berries, summer stone fruits and splash of concord juice round out the sweet and ta ..read more

After years of being stuck close to home, foreign travel has come roaring back to finally surpass pre-pandemic levels, and it is an exciting time to be heading out to explore a wider world. As a cider lover, you may have been assembling your own bucket list of places to visit. While the Baltic states may not be on that list, if you are a cider lover, they should be. Latvia is a great example. Riga, its charming capital city on the coast of the Baltic sea, still bears the maritime stamp of its membership in the powerful Hanseatic League that, for more than 400 years, shaped the economy, trade a ..read more

Co-ferments give cidermakers, and winemakers, an opportunity to express a sense of place in a whole new way Grey, damp fog drifts through the towering redwood trees. On a typical summer morning, it blankets northern California’s Sonoma County, starting from the Pacific’s chilly waters and moving inland, eastward over the mountains by another 20 miles or so. By the time it burns off, typically around 9 or 10 o’clock in the morning, the sun is high and bright, the temperature rising rapidly into the 80s, only to fall again in the evening as the off-shore breezes herald the fog’s return. The cool ..read more