Cider News: September 2013

If you remember at all, last year the East Coast had a horrible apple crop while Washington State had a larger than normal crop. Well, apple trees tend to be a little bi-annual, so last year’s crop failure has lead to this year’s bumper. I’m predicting next year to be a hard year again as a result.

Meanwhile, there is legislation here in the US to lower taxes on craft cider, and I’ve thrown in some other stories from around the world as cautionary tales.

• Capitol Press: Larger national apple crop pressures Washington. August 28, 2013
• The Drink Business: [UK] Cider Firm Targets Energy Drinks Market. August 30, 2013
• The Detroit News: Michigan expects biggest apple crop in decades. August 31, 2013
• *Niagara Frontier Publications: Congressman Collins sponsors CIDER Act. September 3, 2013
• Cider Guide: CiderDays 2013 Preview. September 3, 2013
• Capitol Hill Seattle Blog: Capitol Cider helps put Hill venues at center of Washington Cider Week. September 4, 2013
• *Seattle Times: Washington Cider Week is here (there is a list for cities in the US who drink the most cider. September 5, 2013
• Seattle Times: Fun with fermentation during Cider Week. September 5, 2013
• Brewbound: Bushwhacker Cidery to Celebrate Third Anniversary. September 11, 2013
• Herald Online.com: 2013 Cider Market Insights: USA, United Kingdom, Australia Analysis in New Research Reports. September 11, 2013
• 7 News: Incorrect labeling prompts cider recall. September 12, 2013
• The Wall Street Journal: Calvados’s Warm Charm. September 12, 2013
• *North Country Public Radio: Cider-makers hope for help from Washington. September 13, 2013
• *Stuff.co.nz: When cider isn’t really cider at all. September 16, 2013
• Off Licence News: [UK] Lib Dems to wage war on large cider producers. September 16, 2013
• MyNorth.com: 4 Northern Michigan Hard Ciders for Fall. September 16, 2013
• *Herald Online.com: USA Cider Market Insights 2013. September 17, 2013
• MLive: Cheese and cider tutorial from Central Provisions at Literati Thursday. September 17, 2013
• The Dieline: Molson Canadian Cider. September 17, 2013
• Capital Press: Tight labor picture worries apple growers. September 18, 2013
• The Los Angeles Times: A French-style cider from Bonny Doon. September 21, 2013
• *FoodBev.com: US cider market will begin to slow, says Canadean report. September 20, 2013
• *Politics on the Hudson: Schumer bill would take a bite out of hard apple-cider maker’s tax burden. September 20, 2013
• *Tonawanda News: Bill to aid hard cider producers. September 21, 2013
• CharlotteObserver.com: Hard cider finds new life in the Carolinas. September 24, 2013
• WTOP: Hard cider orchards: Virginia’s other wine country. September 25, 2013
• *Digital Journal: US Cider Market to Maintain Double Digit Growth in Near Future, According to Canadean Report Published at MarketPublishers.com. September 25, 2013
• Hard Cider News: September 2013
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  • Leahy Joins Schumer and Introduces Bill to Help Growing US Cider Industry
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