Windswept Farm and Cidery Blog

After being given the opportunity to harvest organic apples for our Lost Orchard Cider from a rare old urban orchard site near Georgian Bay, we've discovered that this orchard is at risk of being torn out. Will we be able to save this orchard and craft more award winning cider from it next year?

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It's February and another apple growing season is just around the corner. What are your cider makers up to this time of year? The ciders are ageing in the cellar and we're planning for another landmark year in the orchards and at the cidery.

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It's hard to believe that this time last year, we'd just submitted all of our licensing applications, harvested our first crops of lost orchard apples, and wild pears here at the farm. The fruit was pressed and the cider was nearly complete in the cellar as we were planning our  first releases for the summer.

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Join us as we explore the origins of some of the selections in our cider club shipments. Northern Spy apples are a key ingredient in many craft ciders today, and one of the few apple varieties that possess the qualities suitable for a single varietal cider. Learn more about the unique heritage apple varieties and the terroir of Georgian Bay through our single varietal and lost orchard ciders.

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At Windswept we aim to craft authentic dry ciders that capture the essence of the apple orchards of Georgian Bay. Our Crimson Crisp is a Single Orchard Single Varietal Cider that showcases the beauty of the Crimson Crisp apple. This distinctly unique apple possesses white wine-like qualities that are showcased in our traditional method sparkling cider...

 

 

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