Farm Cideries

Grower-members producing vintage ciders for sale bring the best of the apple into the bottle. A burgeoning harvest of bittersweet and bittersharp varieties has upped the game considerably in recent years. Holistic orchardists have a stellar advantage by virtue of growing more flavorful fruit. Hip Hip Hooray!  We have three criteria to meet for a network cidery listing:

• A portion of the fruit being pressed are grown on this very farm. Many cidermakers depend on regional production but it's sure nice to know when terroir is in the hands of a health-minded grower.
• The grower accomplishes this with holistic embrace.
• All such 'estate reserve ciders' are naturally fermented under the banner of a farm-based operation, local and inspired.

Craft cideries face challenges in crossing state bounds so do check with each producer about its distribution reach.