In 1984, Amy and Gary Manoff started Manoff farm, which has become Manoff Market Gardens & Cidery, in New Hope, Pennsylvania. By 2018, inspired by a Penn State University Extension cider tour in England, the married team acquired a winery license in order to make and sell cider from their farm’s fruit. Cultivating the land and planting orchards while building their fanbase at farmers markets, their retail market and their tasting room, the couple also raised their two children, Chelsea and Ellie. Now the siblings work alongside their parents: Ellie is the cider manager and Chelsea is the a ..read more

The American Cider Association is thrilled to announce that 100 individuals have now attained the prestigious Certified Pommelier designation following the exam held at ACA member cidery Wölffer Estate in Sagaponack, New York on April 18. This benchmark is meaningful for the Certified Pommelier program because the exam is rigorous with robust theory and sensory evaluation sections . The new Certified Pommeliers are Hannah Keggins, Cidermaker at Westwind Orchard, Alicia Pelkey, Cidermaker at Red Apple Farm, and Charlee Oddo, Cider Expert at Ancona’s Wines & Liquor. “We are beyond excited to ..read more

At The Farm and Fisherman Tavern, the locavore restaurant in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, Danny Childs manipulates apples for The Farm and Fish House Punch, a crowd-pleasing batch cocktail that appears in his newly released seasonal cocktail book, Slow Drinks. The New Jersey bar’s signature punch is based on a nearly 300-year-old recipe for Philadelphia Fish House Punch, originally created by a social club about 20 miles from The Farm and Fisherman Tavern. “Anytime you look critically at an ingredient, especially one as intertwined with human history as apples, you inevitably get i ..read more

HANCOCK, MAINE — Bon Vent Cider is opening their tasting room this spring in Hancock on Route 1. The recently licensed cidery offers hard cider made from apples and pears gleaned and foraged around Hancock, Aroostook, and a few other counties. “So many trees on roadsides, in parks, or dooryards are cider fruit,” says Anne Bryant, co-owner of Bon Vent. “If you have trees that produce fruit that the old timers would call ‘spitters,’ you probably have cider fruit on your hands.” The tasting room has bottles for sale, as well as some draft options and non-alcoholic seltzers. Presently the com ..read more

(Beacon, NY, May 14, 2024) – The New York Cider Association is thrilled to announce the full launch and rollout of the first of its kind NY Cider Mark. The mark was created by NYCA Members to educate hard cider consumers, promote the quality of NY Cider, and increase desire for NY State agricultural products and apples. NYCA Members place the collective mark on their labels of hard cider to indicate their hard cider is made with 100% NY State apples and is a 100% NY State agricultural product. Consumers, chefs, bartenders, bottle shop owners, distributors, and all those participating in b ..read more

DISKIN CIDER SET TO CELEBRATE SIX-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH TWO-DAY LAS VEGAS-THEMED PARTY IN NASHVILLE’S WEDGEWOOD HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOOD NASHVILLE, TN – Diskin Cider is celebrating the six-year anniversary of its tasting room opening with a two day Las Vegas-themed party on May 17th from 6-10 pm and May 18th from 1-5 pm. On Friday, May 17th, from 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, step into the world of Viva Las Diskin, an exclusive casino club atmosphere for 18 and up. Highlights of the evening include flash tattoos by Sage and Serpent, a live DJ, casino tables offering an array of classic casino games, and a cap ..read more

As of this past March, Cider enthusiasts have a new home base to sip in San Diego, California, as Bivouac Ciderworks has opened its 5,700-square-foot Adventure Lodge. “The Bivouac Adventure Lodge is a multi-faceted concept that was originally born out of the necessity for increased production capacity,” says Lara Worm, owner of Bivouac Ciderworks. “As with everything we do at Bivouac, we are design and detail obsessed, so when we decided to dive into the project, we focused on form, function and intentionality.” Worm, who says she loves to travel and discover cultures and traditions far and w ..read more

Fresh and not too sweet, this cocktail lets all the flavors and aromas shine through. Makes 1 cocktail Ingredients 1 ounce classic style gin 1 ounce cold-pressed carrot juice ¾ ounce lemon juice 1 ounce honey fennel syrup (recipe follows) 3 ounces Stem Ciders Lavender Garnish Carrot curl and fennel pollen Directions In a shaker tin, combine all ingredients except the cider. Fill ¾ full with ice, then cap and shake vigorously to combine. Strain into a large rocks or Collins glass filled with crushed ice, then top with cider. Add a little more crushed ice if needed, then sprinkle with fennel pol ..read more

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