Congratulations are due for our member cidermakers who were awarded medals in last week’s 6th Annual Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition.  Here are the categories we placed in and how our folks did.

Category 27a – Common Cider (35 Total Entries)
Silver    Snowdrift Cider Company    Cliffbreaks Blend    Washington
Bronze    Snowdrift Cider Company    Orchard Select    Washington

Category 27b – English Cider  (19 Total Entries)
Gold    Tulip Valley Winery    Red Barn Fire Barrel Cider    Washington
Silver    Tieton Cider Works    Blossom Nectar    Washington
Silver    San Juan Island Distillery    Westcott Bay Traditional Very Dry    Washington
Silver    San Juan Island Distillery    Westcott Bay Traditional Dry    Washington
Bronze    San Juan Island Distillery    Westcott Bay Traditional Medium Sweet    Washington
Bronze    Tieton Cider Works    Tieton Blend Cider    Washington
Bronze    Snowdrift Cider Company    Dry Cider    Washington

Category 27c – French Cider  (4 Total Entries)
Bronze    Finnriver Cidery    Artisan Sparkling Cider    Washington

Category 28a – New England Cider (2 Total Entries)
Silver    Snowdrift Cider Company    Semi-Dry Cider    Washington

Category 28b – Fruit Cider (16 Total Entries)
Bronze    Tieton Cider Works    Cherry Cider    Washington

Category 28d – Specialty Cider (19 Total Entries)
Bronze    Alpenfire Cider    Pirate’s Plank-Bone Dry    Washington

Category 2006-2b  Intensified Cider – Postfermentation (Pommeau) (9 Total Entries)
Silver    Finnriver Cidery    Spirited Apple Wine    Washington

Category 2006-3a  Distilled – Eau de vie (5 Total Entries)
Gold    San Juan Island Distillery    Apple Eau de vie    Washington

Let the cider tasting season begin again!

On Sunday April 3rd from 1-3 PM there will be a cider tasting event at Bottleworks in the Wallingford neighborhood  of Seattle. 4 of our Northwest Cider Association cidermaker members will be pouring. Alpenfire Cider, Finnriver Cidery, Red Barn Cider, and Tieton CiderWorks.

Last year’s tasting at Bottlworks was a really great time. If you are in the area drop by and meet some of fabulous NW cidermakers and taste some of their delicious craft ciders!

For more information please visit the Bottleworks Blog, or follow Bottleworks on Twitter.

Sunday March 27th is Taste Washington’s Grand Tasting at Qwest Field Event Center and a handful of our Northwest Cider Association Cidermakers will be there representing cider and pouring their wares. This is one of the wine events of the year to attend and we are proud to be included amongst Washington’s finest winemakers.

For information on purchasing Taste Washington tickets and event schedules visit their website @ http://tastewashington.org/

Here is a list of our cidermakers that will be there and exactly what they will be pouring.

Eaglemount Wine & Cider; Ginger Cider

Finnriver; Artisan Dry Cider, Spirited Apple Fruit Wine, Apple Blueberry Cider, Apple Blueberry Cider

Snowdrift Cider Company; Dry Cider, Semi-Dry Cider, Cliffbreaks Blend Cider

Tieton Cider Works; Precipice Perry Cider, Wild Washington Apple Cider, Blossom Nectar Cider, Harmony Reserve Cider

Red Barn Cider/Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard; Burro Loco Cider, Red Barn Fire Barrel Cider, Red Barn Jonagold Cider

Westcott Bay Cider; Dry Cider, Medium Sweet Cider

Northwest Cider Association is dedicated to spreading the goodness of
Northwest Cider to all those who love great cider.

Full site is bubbling away behind the scenes and will be ready to enjoy soon.