It’s come around again – another Tasting Room Season! We are open Saturdays and Sundays starting 5/3/2025. We’ve replenished our portfolio of ciders over the winter – and brought back the Bumbleberry ‘port’.
We are going to be making some policy changes – cutting back on free samples – but are doing our best to hold prices and deliver great value.
Asides
2024 Season Update
This is a transition year for us, as the winery folk assume broader management of the orchard.
We are also down half our tasting room crew.
We need your patronage, absolutely, but this year we also need your patience. We’re doing our best.
Ciderwright Charles
Wassail 2024
Join us out in the orchard at sunset 1/6/24 to give thanks for the apple harvest.
Memorial Day -Yes
We’ll be open 11-4
WASSAIL 2023!
We’ll be back out giving thanks to the trees on 1/7/2023 at sunset. You are welcome to join us in an ancient rite of gratitude to farmers and crops.
This is outside – and so depends on the weather. We won’t do frost bite, so call to check if it seems iffy.
2022/10/10 – Low Case Notice
We’re running low on the following products: Orchard Oriole Perry, Kinglet Proper Cider, Sparrow Spiced Cider, Spiced Poissimo Pear Dessert Wine, Brightognac WI Brandy, and Kettle Geneva Gin.
Call or message to have us set some aside for you. The Ciders and Wine can be shipped.
Special Hours: 7/4/22
We will be open on the 4th. Noon-5PM.
Road Construction: 6/4/22
Hwy 142 is getting resurfaced from US45 to Cty J. Today, there’s heavy equipment and flaggers between US45 and Hwy 75. Hwy 142 is passible between Hwy 75 and Cty J (the roads that bracket the Bong State Park) – but there are partial barricades on both ends of 142 AND on Cty B (288th Ave, where we are). It’s easier to go to County BB on either 75 or J, take BB to B, then south to the Cidery. That works from Hwy 11, to our north, or Hwy 50, to our south.
Product Update 12/4/21
We have the Brown Dog Whiskey, 80 proof, 375mL bottles back in stock!
Which is good, because right now, on the low alcohol end, we only have Blackbird Berried Cider. (Which does happen to be the best selling of our draft-style ciders). Every thing else is high ABV. One sweet (Poirissimo! Pear Dessert Winer), and then the whiskey, brandies, and gin.
This is our pre-penultimate weekend. As a reminder, after 12/19, we will be hours by appointment (conditions allowing) until May 2022.
Product and Hours Update
The end of October brings the end of our weekday hours. We will remain open Saturdays (11-4) and Sundays (12-4) until Dec 19th. Give or take snow storms.
We are running low on stock, but as of this writing, have 3 draft style ciders, our Pear Wine, both dessert wines, Brown Dog Whiskey, Apple Brandy, Peach Brandy, Kettle Geneva Gin, and one other…
Speaking of which, we are pleased to announce the release of a new batch of our VS Brightognac Three Year Old Estate Grape Brandy. It’s rich of hue and intensely aromatic.