Cider Guide

Author: Eric West

  • Cider Week Virginia 2013

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    [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col9+from+1my2k_g8tKTH7yYPYBXcwh5zJmaASkFS10zTS67k&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=38.247277558081784&lng=-78.20460546874999&z=7&t=4&l=col9&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=ONE_COL_LAT_LNG” height=”360″ width=”600″] The second annual Cider Week Virginia kicks off today at locations across the commonwealth. If you live in Virginia, chances are you’re familiar with where most of these events are taking place. If not, the map above should give you an idea of the growing number of events being held over…

  • Craft Cider – Do You Know It When You See It?

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    “Craft is like porn: you know it when you see it.” Tony Magee, irreverent founder of Lagunitas Brewing, the sixth largest US craft brewer. There has been endless debate in the world of beer about what makes a brewery craft or not. Until the rise of Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and other craft…

  • CiderDays 2013 Preview

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    [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col7+from+1TxRJwVPC0FD3N3516sRwpZVFmt4ZpZ-DJCgzN8E&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=42.57754790782971&lng=-72.60738634453129&z=10&t=1&l=col7&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=ONE_COL_LAT_LNG” height=”360″ width=”600″] View a larger version of the map at map.ciderguide.com/cd2013.html. Franklin County CiderDays in Massachusetts—traditionally held the first weekend in November—is now in its 19th year. What began as a humble harvest celebration at West County Cider is now a county-wide celebration of apples, sweet cider, and hard cider. This year’s CiderDays will be…

  • Cider Map Update – Mid-August 2013

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    There are 78 new entries on The World Map of Cider, pushing the total number of mapped locations to 1,146 in all. Many of the new locations are sagardotegi from Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country; Gipuzkoa is smaller than Rhode Island yet boasts 50-some cider producers! One of the premier cider events in Gipuzkoa is the Sagardo Eguna festival in the capital…

  • Tom Burford vs. The Red Delicious

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    I recently sat down with Tom Burford at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia to talk about apples, cider, agrarian values, and much more. During the course of our conversation, Tom mentioned a YouTube video in which he speaks candidly on matters dear to him, including the reasons why he believes cider virtually disappeared from American…