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.
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
Full Video of Interview with Chris Rylands
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
- Website: https://renaissanceorchards.com/
Mentions in this Cider Chat
- CiderCon 2024 January 15-19th, 2024 Portland Oregon
- Artisans by Cider Summit| Portland, Oregon January 20, 2024
- Oregon Cider Week January 13-20, 2024
- Totally Cider Tours – France – listen to past episodes and get on the wait list for the 2024 tour!
