6 Cidery Events That Celebrate Fall in the Hudson Valley
Kayla Sexton
It’s apple picking season, which means that orchards and farms are gearing up for exciting fall cidery events in the Hudson Valley
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Where to Sip Hard Cider in the Hudson Valley
Janet Siroto
It’s not your imagination: the Hudson Valley is the premier hard cider hotspot in the country, with amazing, fermented options at every turn.
Your Guide to Cooking With Apples in the Hudson Valley
Kayla Sexton
From cider to salads, know which apples are best for baking, saucing, and just enjoying fresh in the Hudson Valley this season.
Meet Paige Flori, a Cider Expert and Pro Pommelier in Fishkill
Francesca Furey
Paige Flori, the owner of Boutique Wines, Spirits & Ciders in Fishkill, dishes on all things cider in the region.
A Look at the History and Renaissance of Cider in the Hudson Valley
Francesca Furey
Hard cider, one of the oldest drinks in American history, is experiencing a revival, with the cider market being at the best it’s ever been.
Angry Orchard’s New Ciders Are Inspired by Hudson Valley Legends
Sabrina Sucato
The Tall Tails collection features four cider wines that pay homage to folklore ranging from Rip Van Winkle to Sleepy Hollow. Move over, Crisp Apple. Angry Orchard just dropped a
Seminary Hill Cidery & Orchard Celebrates Its Hudson Valley Heritage
Francesca Furey
About 150 years ago, a German family stepped foot in America for the first time. They settled in Callicoon, now a quaint town with ample land, tucked along the Delaware
Get a Bottle of Angry Orchard’s Ice Cider Before It’s Gone
Samantha Garbarini
At the Walden cider house, the brains behind Angry Orchard have been known to experiment, producing ciders that never hit the mass market. And, since 2016, the brand has been taking
Rose Hill Farm Ferments Small-Batch Ciders and Wines in Red Hook
Sabrina Sucato
It was an abundance of leftovers that spurred Rose Hill Farm owners Bruce and Holly Brittain to launch Rose Hill Ferments. Five years ago, the duo made a conscious decision to shift
Sip Cider, Save Local Trails With This New Hudson Valley Cidery
Sabrina Sucato
Drink cider, protect the planet? That’s the idea behind Hudson North Cider, the new beverage concept from Backpack Brands founders and siblings Kyle and Sara Sheffer. Best known for Graft
The Art of Cider Making in the Hudson Valley
When Jeffrey Crist sold one of his apple orchards to the country’s largest hard cider producer, you think he’d step back and take it easy. Not so. Instead, the fourth
Cider Craft
Timothy Buzinski / Photos Eva Deitch
WHILE MOST INDUSTRIES CAN ONLY DREAM about triple-digit growth, one segment of the Hudson Valley economy—craft beverages—has grown to a degree rarely seen in any sector. One segment of the
Cider, Slightly Red
Lesley Rozycki
AS SUMMER’S UNOFFICIAL WINE, rosé has grown steadily in popularity. Its fans include Angry Orchard head cider maker Ryan Burk and his team, who experimented for years with elements of the
Tapped Out: New Brews
Valley Table Staff
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG HUDSON VALLEY brewers and distillers are producing some interesting and delicious new products. Black Dirt Distillery is teaming with Doc’s Draft Hard Cider (both in Warwick) on a new
Experiment in Cider: Harder is Better
Christine Gritmon
TO WALK GEOFF THOMPSON’S APPLE orchards with him is to witness a man truly enamored with his farm. To hear him discuss the finer points of the conical, russeted Hudson’s Golden Gem
Hopped Up Cider
Valley Table Staff
WITH NEW YORK STATE PRODUCING OVER 29 million bushels of apples annually, it is no wonder that the Hudson Valley has been nicknamed “The Apple Belt.” With apples galore, hard cider
Apple Cider the Hard Way
Steven Kolpan
HISTORICALLY, CIDER—THE HARD STUFF—is the alcoholic beverage of choice in the Hudson Valley; wine is a relative newcomer. In fact, from the founding of the Republic and until Prohibition became
New Brews: Hard Ciders
Valley Table Staff
AGE APPLE BRANDY in oak barrels for five to nine years, recombine it with fresh juice and then put it back into the barrels for another year and what happens? You
