Windswept Farm and Cidery Blog

Bottle Club registration is now live!

Get in on the action with a 3 or 6 bottle subscription delivered to your home at the end each quarter. 
Bottle club members receive 2 free tastings at the cidery
(watch for our open hours and Lost Orchard tasting experiences coming this summer!), AND a 10% discount on ciders year round. 

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Join us under the beautiful canopy of trees at Trinity Bellwoods Farmers Market for their 13th season of supporting organic producers in Toronto. We'll be there with our selection of award winning traditional dry ciders, perry and Jun honey tonics and can't wait to see you!

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Windswept will be back at Dufferin Grove Park Farmer's Market again this summer. Join us for a taste of our award winning dry sparkling ciders, perry and jun honey tonics. Crafted with Georgian Bay apples from local producers, as well as heirloom, organic and wild apples and pears, our ciders are crafted like wine in the traditional style and bottle conditioned like champagne for that lovely natural sparkle. Our jun honey tonics (aka the champagne of kombucha) are crafted with organic fair trade certified teas and local wildflower honey and are unlike anything you've ever tried before.

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Known as the champagne of kombucha's, (or it's wilder cousin) this lighter and more delicate brew offers all the same benefits as kombucha, as well as the nourishing benefits of green tea and local raw honey. 

We love the way it's sparkling effervescence and hints of honey and flowers delight your senses and gives you a little zip to get you through your day. 

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While for the most part we like our ciders bone dry, there are occasions where a little sweetness can enhance your experience of a cider. There are lots of techniques a cidermaker can use to produce cider with some natural residual sugar. Here we use frozen organic Northern Spy and Ida Red apples and the process of cryoextraction to produce a rich and naturally sweet apple essence.

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