The team at Slabtown invited us for a chat and tour of their gorgeous new facility; as well as sample some charcuterie and their full unique line of ciders in July of 2020. Below is the podcast and some photos of the space.
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Spy Ciderhouse and Distillery opened in 2019, overlooking the gorgeous Blue Mountains in Ontario. Below is our podcast chat with Hospitality manager, Cody, and some photos of the lovely space
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Banjo Cider is one of two new cideries in Uxbridge now. Patty welcomed us to chat cider and the cider industry on their gorgeous bohemian patio.
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Windswept Cider has been around for a few years now and they offer a very unique style and lineup of products. We chatted with Mark and Courtney about their sophisticated, many times Glintcap award-winning, offerings.
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While Grey & Gold has been making cider for a bit now, the cidery is newly opened to the public in July, with over 5.5 acres of cider trees planted and a lovely tasting area + retail space. We spoke to owner and cider maker David Baker about his place and more.
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James McIntosh is the cider maker at Duxbury Cider in Meaford, Ontario. He invited us to the cidery to talk the OCCA (Ontario Craft Cider Association), cider making in the area and of course to discuss his delicious product line.
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Joel is the self-made cidermaker at Coffin Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Annan, Ontario. We visited and sat down for some cider, charcuterie and a pleasant talk amongst the rolling vistas of the estate in July 2020
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Deep within the rolling hills of Kimberley, Ontario is Beaver Valley Cider and their gorgeous tap room. We visited John Mott and crew for a tour and podcast!
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A visit into Bruce Grey Country had us stop at Hoity Toity Cellars and chat with Gary, the owner and cider/wine maker located just outside of Mildmay, Ontario.
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We had a chance to chat with Sara Boyd (Cider maker + the 3rd certified Pommelier in Canada) of Loch Mór (Formally Settlers Cider), for the podcast + have a cidery tour and tasting of their products.
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We stopped into the brand new Cold Creek Vineyards for a chat with cider maker Chris and took some photos. Interview below
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We stopped into the newest cidery (2 weeks before they opened) in Mallorytown called BUSL (as in a bushel of apples) and chatted with a few photos. Interview below
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We visited Ugly Apple, a small, wild-focused cider maker in Lanark County (about an hour outside of Ottawa), with Sterling to chat with Bret and Amy about their operations. Have a peak at some photos below, and listen to the podcast
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Our Niagara area tour finishes talking with Aaron Post, a young cider maker who works out of a shipping container he put together himself, on top of the “mountain” in Hamilton, ON.
We talked with Yvonne and Britnie from Rood Apples, aka Creekside Estates, and talk all things cider about the brand and more.
A visit to the Niagara Teaching college, we got to talk with head of the wine making program Gavin (who also does Garage D’or Cider), and talk about the program, Ontario cider and beyond.
A visit to the Black Diamond wine processing facility that hosts Niagara Cider Company (All we can say is, what a HUGE place), and chatted with co-founder Matt about how it all began.
We stopped by Shiny Cider, home of Small Talk and their new, upgraded facility plus tap house. Now that is a lot of cans! (see our tour page for photos)
We were able to chat with Carter, the new cider maker from Ironwood Cider and tour the new facility.
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A visit to upstate New York and one of the quickest growing cideries, Rootstock. A great cider room and quite the work space.
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On the 4th of July, we stopped by Sterling Cider in Fair Haven, New York to visit the in-house cidery.
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For our second extended tour, we are taking on the Niagara Region. Fortune led us to the area for a wedding, so its possible to do the whole tour in a single day, however, it would be unwise to try to push it. Enjoy our trip along the photos and interviews, as available.
Cidery Tour: Ironwood Cider, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Cidery Tour: Shiny Cider, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Cidery Tour: Niagara Cider Company, Niagara, ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Cidery Tour: Niagara Teaching College, Niagara ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Cidery Tour: Rood Apples, Jordan Station, ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Cidery Tour: Tall Post, Hamilton, ON (July 2019) -Pictures and Podcast
Diving back down to visit PEC a year after our 1st tour of the town meant we could meet up and chat with a new cidery, Crimson, and tour their historic farmhouse tasting room.
We caught up, almost 2 years to the date we first visited, with Tariq at Revel Cider Co’s Guelph warehouse for a tour. Enjoy!
A visit to Farmgate about 45 minutes north of Ottawa resulted in a nice walk though the orchard and peak into the process of making cider:
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A stop at their new and unofficially open Cider Spot int he Pearl district, here are some photos from the new spot!
We stopped by Reverend Nat’s for a chat and a tour of the taphouse in October of 2018. We also had a quick chat or our podcast:
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We were lucky enough to sample the menu and have a chat. Find that here:
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Being a part of the OCCA, we were lucky enough to learn about the research that the University of Guelph is doing to more efficiently grow and harvest apples for cider production. So after a weekend of cider (Our event with Duxbury at Cider House in Toronto and the Toronto Cider Festival) we took the trip to Simcoe – along with about 75 others – to learn what research was going on in the area.
There are a handful of researchers working on various parts of the cider process. Simcoe is one of 4 designated areas in Ontario which have special apple growing trees, planted a few years ago, finally starting to bare fruit the last 2 years.
The day started with talks on scientific research regarding apple growing, apple varieties and more. It progressed to talks from Gregory Peck from Cornell University about cider growing and the US cider industry; as well as a talk from Richard Liu – president of the OCCA – on the state of craft cider in Ontario. We even got an introduction on the work being done on yeasts and fermenting processes from the Escarpment Labs in Guelph.
Many cideries, apple growers, agricultural consultants and more were in attendance this day. Its wonderful to see people from all aspects of the cider community come together to learn and chat about how to make cider a better beverage for you to consume.
We ended the session at Bonnieheath Estates down the road from the research station, for some sampling of their 2 flagship, year-round ciders, and to learn about their unique history as a farm.
We are happy to speak directly if anyone has questions about it.
