During the 1920s and early '30s, apple trees were cut down and burned. Violators were forced to pay hefty fines or serve jail time to limit the production of hard cider, despite America’s long ...

Venture into Somerset’s cider country to mark the turning of apple season at a traditional wassailing ceremony.

The orchard at the end of Madsen Lane in Sebastopol looks feral. Its apple trees, planted in the 1950s, are sparse; the gaping yards between them make it clear that many have died. Woodpeckers have ...

Wood has been ground-harvesting cider apples by hand for more than three decades. He knows a handful of other growers in the ...

A cider maker is planning to give away 500 trees ... to 31 January 2025 and each successful group will be given ten apple trees as part of the Community Orchard Project. Now in its fifth year ...

Making the most of a sunny reprieve on Saturday, January 25 more than 300 people gathered at the historic Tithe Barn in Bradford on Avon to take part in the annual wassail. Wassails are a traditional ...

Ms Copas, who worked at the Long Ashton Research Station in Bristol, started her search for old varieties of cider apple trees around Dorset with cidermaker Mr Poole in 2007. She said ...

You can celebrate Wassail with a group of local druids. Darrin Wilson, from Northwood Cider Company, talks about this ancient celebration.

Calico Cidery Enjoy drinking cider underneath apple trees at Calico Cidery in Julian. This cider maker boasts a 30-acre orchard at its Calico Ranch. It makes 12 to 15 ciders per year, with about ...