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Britain’s Cider Makers Celebrate Apple Day 2022
Cider makers across the UK are celebrating Apple Day
Hereford AppleFest Banquet 8 October 2022
Hereford City Council hosts the AppleFest Banquet at the Historic Town Hall
Apples are big in Much Marcle!
The Big Apple Harvestime will take place in Much Marcle, Herefordshire on Sat 8th and Sun 9th October 2022
Sandford Orchards wins Gold at the World Cider Awards
Devon’s Sandford Orchards, producer of authentic cider created by combining tradition and innovation, is thrilled to have won Gold at the World Cider Awards for Katja (ABV 8%), its Martinotti style fine sparkling cider. Barny Butterfield, Chief Cidermaker at Sandford...
RECORD BREAKING ORCHARD TECHNICAL DAY FOR NACM
Cider makers welcomed more than 250 guests to their Orchard Walk and Technical Day which returned for the first time in three years
Sandford Orchards’ Vintage Ciders awarded silver medals
Devon’s Sandford Orchards is thrilled to have been awarded silver medals for all three of its vintage ciders at the International Cider Challenge 2022
MPs Celebrate World Cider Day
World cider day was celebrated for the first time in Westminster this week, as MPs were given an opportunity to sample the wide range of ciders made by Great British cider makers.
Industry Recognises Parliamentary Cider Champions
MPs from cider growing areas including the West Midlands and South West were recognised for their long standing commitment to the industry.
MOONS CIDER WINS UNIQUE BREAKTHROUGH CIDER MAKER AWARDS
The results are in for this year’s Sandford Orchards Breakthrough Cider Maker Awards and the 2022 gold winner is Moons Cider with silvers being awarded to Rawlins Family Cider and Artistraw.
Richard Fuller joins The Cotswold Cider Company as Chairman
Fuller’s non-executive Director joins as craft cider business targets major expansion
Blossomtime is back!
The buds are starting to burst on the apple trees, last autumn’s cider is ready to be tasted, and the time is fast approaching for Blossomtime in Herefordshire
THATCHERS CIDER CREATING A NATURE CONSERVATION AREA FOR MYRTLE FARM
A new nature conservation area is being planned by Thatchers Cider, for Myrtle Farm in Somerset