{"id":10568,"date":"2014-11-10T10:25:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10568"},"modified":"2014-11-10T10:25:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T15:25:56","slug":"discovering-virginias-ciders-during-the-third-annual-cider-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/10\/discovering-virginias-ciders-during-the-third-annual-cider-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Virginia\u2019s Ciders during the Third Annual Cider Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10569\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/castlehill1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10569\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10569\" alt=\"Castle Hill\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/castlehill1-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/castlehill1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/castlehill1.jpg 323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Castle Hill Cider<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Starting Friday, November 14, Virginia is celebrating the Third Annual Cider Week. The excitement continues until November 23. Events will take place at cideries and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Cider, once a very popular drink, is now on the rise again in popularity and the industry is growing quickly. Virginia has 10 cideries.<\/p>\n<p>According to a press release for <a href=\"http:\/\/ciderweekva.com\">Cider Week Virginia<\/a>, \u201cVirginia is currently the sixth-largest apple-producing state by acreage in the country, and cider is a rich part of the state\u2019s heritage. Cider had its first heyday in 18th and 19th century Virginia, when it was enjoyed by some of our most notable residents, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and George Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Cider Week Events\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>Events include cider tastings, cider and food pairings, a cider crawl, cider dinners and more. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/ciderweekva.com\/events\/\">Cider Week Virginia website<\/a>\u00a0event page for details.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Virginia Cideries<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10570\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/albemarle3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10570\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10570\" alt=\"Albemarle Ciderworks\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/albemarle3-300x139.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/albemarle3-300x139.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/albemarle3.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albemarle Ciderworks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Albemarle Ciderworks<br \/>\nBlue Bee Cider<br \/>\nBold Rock Cider<br \/>\nCastle Hill Cider<br \/>\nFoggy Ridge Cider<br \/>\nOld Hill Cider<br \/>\nPotter\u2019s Craft Cider<br \/>\nWinchester Ciderworks<br \/>\nCobbler Mountain Cellars<br \/>\nCorcoran Vineyards<\/p>\n<p>During our travels we have visited and written about <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/albemarle.php\">Albemarle Ciderworks<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/castlehill.php\">Castle Hill Cider<\/a>, \u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/corcoran.php\">Corcoran Vineyards<\/a>. When you visit Castle Hill Cider be sure to ask about their Georgian qvevris.<\/p>\n<p>Take a trip in Virginia and discover the world of ciders during the Virginia Annual Cider Week.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<br \/>\nKathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Discovering Virginia\u2019s Ciders during the Third Annual Cider Week\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10568\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Friday, November 14, Virginia is celebrating the Third Annual Cider Week. The excitement continues until November 23. 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