BEACON, N.Y. — The Cider Week New York event calendar is filling up with cider celebrations and cider fests happening all across the Empire State. Cider Week New York is a bi-annual celebration of all things New York Cider and the fall week is happening from Thursday, October 6 – Sunday, October 15. Go to the event calendar at www.ciderweeknewyork.com then map out your very own cider trail on the NY Cider Finder map. From Brooklyn to Buffalo, there is a cider event for every kind of New York Cider lover.
“As one of the best apple growing states in the country, New York offers a rich region of cider culture and innovation,” said Angry Orchard Cider Maker, Joe Gaynor. “Cider Week is a great opportunity to explore the wide variety of native New York apples and cidermakers that continue to produce some of the best ciders in the world.” Angry Orchard is a Presenting Sponsor of Cider Week New York.
Every region of New York State is represented during Cider Week ranging from Western New York to the Finger Lakes to the Catskills to the Hudson Valley and even New York City.
Dutchess County Tourism is also a Presenting Sponsor. “Hand-in-hand with fall foliage in the Hudson Valley comes the tradition of gathering with family and friends to pick apples, eat your fill of warm cider donuts and enjoy delicious hand-crafted cider,” said Dutchess Tourism, Inc. President and CEO Melaine Rottkamp. “I want to personally invite everyone to visit Dutchess County and experience for themselves the many gorgeous places to sit and sip. Warm cider cocktails paired with local cheeses and meats are high on my autumn bucket list.”
Participating Cideries include 1911 Established Hard Cider, Angry Orchard, Bedrock Cidery, Black Diamond Farm, Blake’s Hard Cider, Brooklyn Cider House, Clarksburg Cider Co., Eve’s Cidery, Finger Lakes Cider House, Graft Cider, Grisamore Cider Works, Hudson North Cider Co, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery, Little Apple Cidery, Merchant’s Daughter Cider, Naked Flock Hard Cider, New Leaf Cider Co., New York Cider Company, Nine Pin Cider, Pennings Farm Cidery, Redbyrd Orchard Cider, Rockland Cider Works, Rootstock Cider and Spirits, Seminary Hill Orchard & Cidery, Shrewd Fox Brewery, South Hill Cider, Steampunk Cider, Treasury Cider, Blue Barn Cidery, Original Sin Cider, and Lake Drum Brewing.
New York continues to lead the country in the number of cider producers and is second for apple growers. Cider Week New York has been celebrated for over 12 years and is produced by the New York Cider Association. For more information, visit www.ciderweeknewyork.com.
–New York Cider Association
