About Us
We are a team of two who found a new passion late in life – growing organic apples and producing fine ciders. We purchased the perfect site in 2004 – fifteen acres of rich soil that was once an old lake bed, just outside of Winthrop, Washington. The Methow Valley Ciderhouse currently uses 16 varieties of cider apples from old American, English, and French trees to make our delicious cider. We have plans to create other ciders from pears and berries in the future.
Growing great organic trees requires rich soil, water and sunshine – all of which we have in abundance. We irrigate our trees with water that originates from the deep winter snows in the North Cascades.
Richard is the cider master. He is responsible for maintaining and harvesting the trees and blending the apples to create the perfect mix of dry and sweet in his varieties of sparkling and still ciders.
Lynne enjoys helping visitors at the Ciderhouse and maintaining the office. She also runs Three Rivers Training for dogs and takes care of their own four dogs so Richard can concentrate on what he loves – tending the trees and creating the cider.
This is our fifth full year open to the public. We are looking forward to a great season!
Growing great organic trees requires rich soil, water and sunshine – all of which we have in abundance. We irrigate our trees with water that originates from the deep winter snows in the North Cascades.
Richard is the cider master. He is responsible for maintaining and harvesting the trees and blending the apples to create the perfect mix of dry and sweet in his varieties of sparkling and still ciders.
Lynne enjoys helping visitors at the Ciderhouse and maintaining the office. She also runs Three Rivers Training for dogs and takes care of their own four dogs so Richard can concentrate on what he loves – tending the trees and creating the cider.
This is our fifth full year open to the public. We are looking forward to a great season!
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Methow Valley Ciderhouse is proud to be part of the Methow Made campaign—a new way to help people who love the Methow Valley support our local food and farm economy. Funded by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, Methow Made is a program of TwispWorks, an organization working to increase economic vitality in the Methow Valley through programs in agriculture, education, technology, art and culture. The program was developed through an extensive collaborative process involving hundreds of community members.
Visit www.MethowMade.com to learn more about our campaign! |
