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CiderCon 2012 Chicago, IL. Day 1 Photos

Published on 2012-02-15 01:40:44

Well CiderCon 2012 has come and gone. I've got a few words about it to share this evening but for now here are some photos from Day 1 which was our Regulation and Legislation discussion day. Not a lot of excitement but some great faces in the set. I urge you to click on over and catch a few of the captions from the Official CiderCon Day 1 set over on Flickr.

2011 Franklin County Cider Days Photos.

Published on 2012-01-24 22:45:13

This past November I had the pleasure of attending Franklin County Cider Days once again. This was my second year in Western Massachusetts for Cider Days and the best one yet. I bet a say that every year too. Seriously if you are in the area, or can plan to be in the area do it. It is a THE BEST weekend of cider and apple related events available in the US. In Western Massachusetts apples just seem to be a part of the culture. There are small orchards, heirloom growers, specialty nursuries, cide

Ontario’s Hard Cider Makers’ & Spencer’s at the Waterfront present 2nd Annual Cider Tasting Dinner

Published on 2012-01-24 21:55:43

Last year about this time I was contacted by a Chef Chris Haworth about a cider dinner project he had been putting together. As Chris put it he thought Ontario Cidermakers had never been brought together for an event like this. As it turned out they hadn't and as you'll read in Chris' note below the participating cidermakers formed their own cider association. Over the past few years Ontario wine and cider have both experienced a boom and surge in both interest and consumers. Both are also takin