Young cider apple orchard in the Netherlands with dry summer grass and developing apples on newly established trees.

Around the World’s Orchards: July 2026

Midwinter in the Southern Hemisphere. Midsummer in the North. Orchards on both side of the planet. While orchards across the Northern Hemisphere move through the long days of midsummer, orchardists in southern Chile are pruning century-old apple trees in the middle of winter. The contrast is a reminder that cider is a year-round agricultural story, … Read more

Diego Rivera of Quebrada del Chucao holding apples

040: Diego Rivera | Quebrada del Chucao, Chile

Quebrada del Chucao is a family owned cidery in Villarica (vee aree-ka), a village located in southern Chile. The Nahrwold family along with cousin Diego Rivera have been making cider commercially since 2012. Villarica is located approximately 746 kilometers/463 miles south of the capital of Santiago. In view of the town is a volcano that … Read more