390: Renaissance Orchards Keeved & French Style Ciders | WA
Cider Chat6 Des 2023

390: Renaissance Orchards Keeved & French Style Ciders | WA

Meet Chris Rylands of Renaissance Orchards

First there was Cider Supply and then Chris founded Renaissance Orchards with his wife Melinda. This move was a natural progression of a series of events that include resources needed for making a keeved cider and the thirst for a particular style of cider.

The orchards and the Rylands are based in Ferndale a town just south of the Canadian border in Washington state.

Chris Rylands In this Cider Chat with Chris of Renaissance
  • What happened to Cider Supply?
  • Why French style ciders?
  • The orchards at Renaissance
    • number of apple varieties and pear
  • Products
    • cider
    • scion
Melinda Spotlight on Single Varietal Ciders

Hear how Chris dug into 16 cider specific apples to understand the best blending practices for cidermaking. Each label shows:

  • a picture of the specific apple
  • charts that apple's
    • tannin
    • aromatics
    • acidity
    • astringent
    • sweetness
    • phenolics
  • The origin of the apple, including location
  • How to use – best as a blender or as a single variety cider
Contact for Renaissance Orchards Mentions in this Cider Chat

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