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2024
November 15 — Virginia Cider Week
November 8 — CiderFeast Boston
November 1 — New Zealand Cider Festival
October 25 — Australian Cider Awards
October 18 — Philly Cider Week
October 11 — Our Pomona
October 4 — Cider Week New York
September 27 — National Cider Month
September 20 — Slavnost Cideru in Prague
September 13 — Fruit Forward Drive
September 6 — Cider Summit Seattle
August 30 — The Fine Cider Movement
August 23 — Festival de la Sidra Natural en Gijón
August 16 — Virginia Cider Book
August 9 — Frankfurter Apfelweinfestival
August 2 — Cider Is For Everyone Scholarship
July 26 — Soif de Cidre
July 19 — Concours de Cidre de Fouesnant
July 12 — Festival de la Sidra de Nava
July 5 — New England Botanic Gardens
June 28 — Cider Salon Bristol
June 21 — Carolina CiderFest
June 14 — PA Cider Fest
June 7 — #CiderPride2024
May 31 — World Cider Day
May 24 — GLINTCAP 2024
May 17 — The NY Cider Mark
May 10 — The London Cider Salon
May 3 — Perry: A Drinker’s Guide
April 26 — CiderWorld Frankfurt
April 19 — British Cider Week
April 12 — Japan Cider Cup
April 5 — Bauman’s Cider on Oak
March 29 — CraftCon 2024
March 22 — Sandford Orchards Apple Tree Research
March 15 — Intangible Cultural Heritage of Viez
March 8 — Australian Cider Day
March 1 — Cider Salon Amsterdam
2018
June 29 — 8th Annual Cider Summit Portland
June 22 — 7th Annual Oregon Cider Week
June 15 — Father’s Day Cider Recipes
June 8 — Colorado Cider Week
June 1 — Ontario Craft Cider Week
May 25 — GLINTCAP Medal Results
May 18 — GLINTCAP Best in Class Results
May 11 — Cider Week Grand Rapids
May 4 — Cinco de Mayo Cider Recipes
April 27 — La Semaine du cidre du Québec
April 20 — A Cider Language Project
April 13 — Cider Summit San Francisco
April 6 — Redfield Cider Bar & Bottle Shop
March 30 — Cider and Brunch Pairings
March 23 — Nine Pin’s Urban Orchard
March 16 — The Basque Txotx Season
March 9 — Cider Rite of Spring
March 2 — Le Mondial des Cidres
February 23 — Vermont Cider Week
February 16 — Cider Summit Chicago
February 9 — Chicago Cider Week
February 2 — CiderCon 2018 Baltimore
January 26 — CiderCon Preview
January 19 — Cider Week Baltimore
January 12 — Orchard Wassailing Celebrations
January 5 — Wassail NYC Closes
“Eric handpicks and neatly summarises the best cider news from around the globe. It’s really handy and I look forward to each newsletter. I’m too disorganised or busy to keep track of things as diligently as Eric does. Keep it up sir!”
Bill Bradshaw — World’s Best Ciders, Cider Enthusiasts’ Manual
2017
December 29 — Sparkling Ciders for New Year’s Eve
December 22 — Inaugural Cidercraft Awards
December 15 — Anna’s Cider Rebuilds After Thomas Fire
December 8 — CiderCon Heritage Cider Track
December 1 — Concurso de Sidra Internacional
November 24 — Holiday Cider Gifts
November 17 — Thanksgiving Ciders
November 10 — Cider Week Virginia
November 3 — The 23rd Annual Franklin County CiderDays
October 27 — Eve’s Cidery Harvest Report
October 20 — Cider Week NYC
October 13 — The Cider Junction
October 6 — Cider Week Finger Lakes
September 29 — Montana Cider Week
September 22 — Pumpkin Ciders and Spiced Ciders
September 15 — Normandy’s Route du Cidre
September 8 — Washington Cider Week
September 1 — The Rise of Session Ciders
August 25 — Toronto Cider Festival
August 18 — Empire State Cider Regions
August 11 — Gravenstein Apple Fair
August 4 — The Illustrated History of Apples
July 28 — Tasting Cider Book Release
July 21 — Cider’s Core Curriculum
July 14 — Cider Week Santa Cruz
July 7 — Festival de la Sidra de Nava
June 30 — #PickCider for July 4th
June 23 — PA Cider Fest
June 16 — Oregon Cider Week
June 9 — Cider Week Hudson Valley
June 2 — Minnesota Cider Week
May 26 — Ontario Craft Cider Week
May 19 — Cider Week Colorado
May 12 — Sweetland Orchard #appleblossomjournal
May 5 — Cinco de Mayo Cocktails and Celebrations
April 28 — The Napa Valley of Hard Cider
April 21 — Somerset’s Cheeky Cider Lovers
April 14 — Spanish Cider from American Soil
April 7 — Westons Cider Report 2017
March 31 — The State of Cider in Oregon
March 24 — Portland’s Cider Rite of Spring
March 17 — Irish Craft Cider for St. Patrick’s Day
March 10 — Ontario Small Cidery Support Program
March 3 — Le Mondial des Cidres
February 24 — CiderAuction Launches
February 17 — CiderCon 2017 Recap
February 10 — Ice Cider for Valentine’s Day
February 3 — Chicago Cider Week
January 27 — 2017 Good Food Awards Winners
January 20 — The English Wassail Tradition
January 13 — Basque Txotx Season and Euskal Sagardoa
January 6 — Cidercraft Magazine Issue 7
“Nobody has their finger on the pulse of worldwide cider trends quite like Eric. Having had the pleasure of judging with him at the British Cider Championships, I can safely say that Eric’s passion and knowledge puts him at the forefront of championing cider globally.”
Gabe Cook — The Ciderologist
2016
December 30 — Sparkling Ciders for New Year’s Eve
December 23 — Peter Mitchell and the Cider Institute of North America
December 16 — Branch Out Cider’s Community Orchard Model
December 9 — Schilling Cider House Expands to Portland
December 2 — Drinking Cider Holiday Gift Guide
November 25 — Black Friday Cider Deals
November 18 — #PickCider For Thanksgiving
November 11 — Cider Week Virginia
November 4 — The 22nd Annual Franklin County CiderDays
October 28 — Millstone’s Search for the Forgotten Apple
October 21 — Cider Week NYC
October 14 — British Columbia Cider Week
October 7 — Pete Brown’s The Apple Orchard
September 30 — Cider Week Finger Lakes
September 23 — Protected Designation of Origin for Basque Cider
September 16 — 10 Ciders to Turn Wine Snobs Into Cider Snobs
September 9 — The 6th Annual Washington Cider Week
September 2 — ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar in Washington, DC
August 26 — The Spillover: Miami’s Seafood and Cider Restaurant
August 19 — Fiesta de la Sidra Natural in Gijón, Asturias
August 12 — Great Society Cider & Mead in Long Beach, California
August 5 — New Belgium’s Side Trip Cider
July 29 — Aaron Burr Cider: Edge of the Wild
July 22 — The Original Bramley Tree
July 15 — The Acceleration of Small Craft Cider Labels
July 8 — What Would Your Cider Job Be?
July 1 — Wassail’s Dan Pucci
June 24 — South Korea’s The Hand and Apple Hard Cider
June 17 — Oregon Cider Week
June 10 — Golden Fire: Cider in Herefordshire
June 3 — The Cider Institute of North America
May 27 — Holm Cider in Copenhagen
May 20 — 8 Things You Need to Know Before Buying Cider
May 13 — Golden Lion Colombian Cider
May 6 — Hallets Real Cider in South Wales
April 29 — GLINTCAP Eclipses 1,000 Entries
April 22 — Recipes and Food Pairings for Breton Ciders
April 15 — Cider & Food Pairing Ideas with Mark McTavish
April 8 — Apfelwein Weltweit: Apples Unite the World
April 1 — The Franklin: An American Bittersharp
March 25 — The Northman Cider Pub & Bistro
March 18 — Somerset Cider Brandy Company and Burrow Hill Cider
March 11 — British Cider Championships Registration
March 4 — Prague’s International Cider Festival
February 26 — GLINTCAP Entry Registration
February 19 — Medhurst & Sons Australian Cider Shop
February 12 — Ireland’s Cider Boom
February 5 — The Original Cider Mug from 33 Books
January 29 — Bill Bradshaw’s Wassail Photographs
January 22 — Latvian Cidermakers Mr. Plūme and Abavas
January 15 — Chris Haworth of West Avenue Cider
January 8 — Paul Cade of Chicago’s Broken Nose Cider
January 1 — Sparkling Ciders and Rosé Ciders
“Eric is a cerebral cider expert. He’s helped us put on some fantastic events during Cider Week NYC. I always look forward to his newsletter.”
Jimmy Carbone — Jimmy’s No. 43, Beer Sessions Radio
2015
December 25 — The CIDER Act Becomes Law
December 18 — Original Sin Celebrates 20th Anniversary
December 11 — Nine Pin Ciderworks on Science Friday
December 4 — Bold Rock Expands to North Carolina
November 27 — Cidercraft Magazine: How to Make Cider at Home
November 20 — Thanksgiving Cider
November 13 — The Revival of Maine’s Cider Culture
November 6 — The Cross-Pollination of Beer and Cider
October 30 — The Orchard Glass from Angry Orchard
October 23 — Steve Selin of South Hill Cider
October 16 — West Virginia’s Hawk Knob Cidery and Meadery
October 9 — Himachal Premium Indian Cider
October 2 — Kevin Zielinski of E.Z. Orchards
September 25 — Newark’s Jersey Cider Works and Ironbound Hard Cider
September 18 — The Cider Hunters with Pete Brown and Bill Bradshaw