Connecticut Cider Week Kick-Off
Are you ready for Connecticut's first-ever Cider Week? This inaugural year kicks off on November 10th and continues for a whole week until November 18th, with special cider-themed events each and every day! Connecticut Cider Week is a collaboration between local restaurants and cider makers to introduce cider fans and newcomers alike to the world of cider. Whether it's an afternoon flight of ciders from one of the four participating cideries or a cider-inspired dinner at a lo
Variety Spotlight - Baldwin
As part of this series on different apple varieties, a selection of hybrids and chance seedlings is included to show the creativity of Mother Nature as well as the skill required by the hands that mimic her habits. One such apple of chance parentage, but which rocketed to popularity in the 1800s, is the Baldwin apple. The earliest known Baldwin reached maturity in an orchard in the heart of Massachusetts, in the orchards of Loammi Baldwin. By the early 1800s the apple soared
