137 Ontario's County Cider Story | Jenifer Dean

County Cider based in Prince Edward County in the Canadian Province of Ontario began selling cider in 1996. It was launched by Grant Howes a formidable man considered the Grandfather of Cider in Ontario. In 2000 Jenifer Dean who had studied winemaking joined up with County Cider. Her husband Grant passed away unexpectedly in January 2017 when he had a heart attack in his sleep.

Jenifer Dean tells the story of County Cider's past, present and future in this walkabout chat with Ria at the onsite location overlooking Prince Edward Bay in Ontario.

Historical Facts on Canadian cider

Ontario cider had a number of setbacks related to Prohibition, but also due to the Ontario government's  “Pullout Program” paying farmers to pull out trees. Unfortunately they had no pay out program farmers to plant trees.

County Cider grows a number of cider varieties

• Kingston Black
• Dabinet
• Michelin
• Yarlington Mill
• Bulmers Norman
• Benet Rouge
• Brown Snout
• Frequin rogue

Ciders at County Cider

• Modern ciders made in with Fruit essence, such as peach and pear cider.
• Traditional ciders such as Tortured Path made with a blend of bitter sharp and bitter sweet.
• Ice cider made by allowing the apples (Ida Red) to freeze on the tree.

Visiting County Cider

• Tasting Room and Retail Store - Open May 12th through October 31st
  • 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Patio Restaurant open 7 days a week 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Contact County Cider

Website: https://www.countycider.com/

Address: 

• 657 Bongards Crossroad, Waupoos, ON, K0K 2T0

Find County Cider in Ontario

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/search?searchTerm=county+cider

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