Cider
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As the Cider World Turns….News Roundup
When we get really busy with harvest and bottling and fermentation and Cider Week events and Dooryard’s launch, our attention sometimes shifts away from things like updating our blog. But we’ve made it through the Thanksgiving push and are catching up on work of all sorts. So, at long last, here’s the Cider News Roundup. [...]
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NY Times Tips FH Xtra Dry for Thanksgiving
November 15th: The New York Times’ Eric Asimov recommended two Northeastern ciders, Farnum Hill Extra Dry and West County’s Redfield (Colrain, MA) for Thanksgiving. We are delighted for ourselves and for our pals at West County. http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/what-can-i-drink-at-thanksgiving-besides-wine/
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Where’s That Dooryard?
Early November, 2011: Whoof! Faster still, the mad pace of Dooryard outflow toward regional cider drinkers has the FH cider-room team glowing, and grousing, as never before. The first New Jersey Dooryard has rolled into the Garden State, where Hunterdon will roll it out. Plus, dear old SD, XD, KB and even XDS are showing [...]
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News Too Much To Fit
Seriously, we all know, the more that goes on the less time there is to write about it. Bulletins below. 1. Farmstand: Unbelievably wet days chained together during much of September, rain coming down like the bars of a cage, particularly during the traditionally apple-mad weekend at the end of the month. But people have [...]
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Cider News Roundup, pre-harvest edition
Well, summer is coming to a close at Poverty Lane Orchards. We’ve noticed that as temperatures drop, the cider world comes to life. So before we get even farther behind on our scan of cider news, here’s an update from near and far. (CW) First, a huge congratulations and shout out to the Northwest Cider [...]
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Celebrating Northwest Cider
This weekend, the group of folks who make up the Northwest Cider Association are staging a “Summer Cider Day” in Port Townsend, Washington. We’re particular fans of (and friends of) Dave White (aka Old Timey Dave), who was featured in Hanna Raskin’s piece from the Seattle Weekly. We are so thrilled that cider seems to [...]
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Julian Temperley’s Orchards
From The Telegraph’s Rose Prince comes an article on Steve’s colleague (and friend) Julian Temperley. Excerpts below, or check out the full article, which includes a nod to Temperley’s fashion-designer daughter, Alice. While waiting for the second coming, we make do with celebrity chefs as saviours. Not that they are doing a bad job. Hugh [...]
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Talking Dooryard Cider with Chris…
Serious Eats/The Cider Press’ cider man, Chris Lehault, was at a recent meeting at Jimmy’s 43 to plan the first NYC Cider Week, a celebration of all things cider and apple-y this fall during the week of October 10. I updated Chris on some of the new things going on at the orchard, and he [...]
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Carry Your Dinner NYC with Farnum Hill Ciders
This weekend Farnum Hill Ciders will be featured at one of our most unusual events to date, at a futuristic take-away dinner as part of the Festival of Ideas For The New City, a celebration of what New York may look like many years from now. On Saturday, we’ll be part of a wonderfully weird [...]
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Spring notes from Steve
From Steve’s “about to leave, going to talk apples in Virginia” note…. Spring is springing here, and we’re relieved. We’ve finally had a normal winter and early spring – no terrifying hot spells, especially in March. The trees are waking up at a gentle pace now, but will get pretty excited over the next few [...]
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Cider News Roundup…It’s Spring!
Hope springs eternal! The resurgence of the cider category (and news thereof….) means we are all hoping that cider is going to be a fact of American imbibing. The charming Chris Lehault (I just met him last month at famed beer geek mecca, NYC’s Blind Tiger) of Serious Eats/Serious Drinks/The Cider Press, shines a spotlight [...]
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Cider News Roundup…mid Feb edition
Greetings all from Poverty Lane and Farnum Hill! We have been quite busy traveling, shoveling snow, and launching our Dooryard cider on draft in New York, Boston and the beloved New Hampshire home market. But happily, we find that cider is again made the news, so here’s a quick sampling of what we’ve found recently. [...]
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Idaho Ciders and the Right Fruit
From Idaho, writer Guy Hand makes the case for American ciders. His article appeared recently in Boise Weekly: After all, we’re not tasting beer or wine here. It’s bright, slightly sweet, but far from cloying, and as Oates says, makes a U-turn on the tongue toward a kind of fruity astringency. I don’t know much [...]
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Fruit to Glass, Making Real Cider
From cider fan and Serious Eats writer Chris Lehault comes another instructive article about cider. He’s totally right – true cider starts in the orchard. From the ciderriffic Mr. Lehault: Developing a delicious hard cider is no easy feat. From farmer to scientist to master blender, aspiring cidermakers take on a variety of roles through [...]
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Holiday Gifts: Land Protection, Cider Apples
Happy holiday news for the Upper Valley, from the Upper Valley Land Trust website: The Plainfield Cider Orchard has been protected through a conservation easement purchased from landowners Steve Wood and Peter Williamson in a bargain sale, with support from the New Hampshire Land & Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) [see New Hampshire Partners with [...]
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Sweet Cider thoughts from NPR
T. Susan Chang offers some thoughts on that other cider, the brown, sweet kind from NPR’s Kitchen Window…. Apples. From the moment their season starts, they’re the Miss America of fruit, piled high in the supermarket, tucked into your kid’s lunchbox, hanging heavy and low in the orchards like original sin itself. You may like [...]
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Cider: soil & peels, pine crates and autumn air
Another cyder-space article, by Carly Wray of the Spir.it. Traditional hard apple cider is the spirit world’s safe zone, a Switzerland of sorts where wine, beer, and liquor enthusiasts can lay down their arms and split a killer lamb burger. The best, most authentic versions give a wide berth to their deeply sweet, non-alcoholic brethren [...]
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Holiday Gifting for Cider Geeks, revised
It’s a big day for Northwest cider and Northwest Cidermakers — the publication of their of Washington State University’s long awaited publication “Hard Cider Production and Orchard Management in the Pacific Northwest.” So instead of the latest best seller or Harry Potter knock-off, we recommend this for the cider geek on your holiday list. And [...]
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Cranberry Sauce & Cider Chicken Braise
From Eating the Rind’s blog, a recipe for cider-braised chicken with a delightful-sounding cranberry sauce. Also a way to clear your liquor cabinet of some remnants! Port Cranberry Sauce (Adapted from Emeril’s Cranberry Sauce) Combine 12 oz. bag cranberries, 1/4 c. port, 1/2 c. sugar, zest of one orange, and one half of a cinnamon [...]
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FH Cider Forecast: ‘Dooryard’ bottles await labels
5/20/2011 Dooryard Latest: bottles filled, labels coming. Wow, the paragraphs below look pretty whiny now. For months it’s been Dooryard Dooryard Dooryard in the cider room, kegs going out, good reports so far. Bottles filled up and stacked high. Next big step: find out whether anyone wants all this bottled Dooryard. When the new labels [...]
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Terry Maloney plus Cider on Maine Public Radio
CiderDays is a community event celebrating all things apples in Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2010 marks the 16th year of this event and there will be two days of orchard tours, cidermaking and tastings, workshops and much more. This is for all who love apples, fresh or hard cider, apple cuisine, apple orchards or just being [...]
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Cider Chat with Louisa (Video at 11)
Another busy week ended with our very own Louisa Spencer featured at Astor Wines, both pouring cider and talking about how she and Steve got into the cider business. Louisa talks cider with Astor Wines, NYC. Take a few minutes to watch when you have a chance!
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Columbus Day, Carboys & Cider (Sweet!)
Greetings from the absolutely beautiful Poverty Lane Orchards! The upper valley is poised to explode with events of all types — from Windsor’s Harvest Festival tonight to Dartmouth athletics all weekend and fantastic local events in White River Junction Sunday. Leaf peeping is in full swing (check the foliage indicator if you’re really interested) and [...]
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Cider and Apple News Roundup
Yup, it’s fall! So the cider news ticker is exploding. Some of our recent mentions for your perusal follow… From the lovely and talented Sarah Chappell on Palate Press, an overview of cider today in the US. This segment makes the cut due to David Flaherty’s spot-on description of Steve Wood, our very own grower [...]
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VT CiderFest Oct 2; West Coast Summit Recap
David White, a cider enthusiast on the West Coast, was lucky enough to attend last weekend’s Cider Summit N.W., which was a combination benefit and cider tasting. Whole Foods Market co-sponsored the event and many cider makers were on hand to discuss their ciders. Dave wrote about the event on his Old Time Cider blog [...]
