186 Krista Scruggs of Zaffa Wine

186: Just Fucking Fermented Juice

“Just Fucking Fermented Juice” is splayed out in big white letter across the back of Krista Scruggs’ black hoodie. The slogan both amuses and taunts gawkers. Krista wore the hoodie with slogan while attending the annual United States Association of Cider Makers conference in Chicago in January of 2018, called CiderCon. I don’t know if … Read more

048: Heleen Nobel & Eelco Huizinga | Appels en Peren, Netherlands

Who is Appels en Peren Appels en Peren is the first retail store in Amsterdam selling only Apple and Pear products from the Netherlands and European countries such as France, Germany and the UK. In this week’s chat we speak with Heleen Nobel one of the proprietors of the ciderwinkel & Eelco Huizinga who works … Read more

043: Colin Davis | Shacksbury, VT

Colin Davis is Production Manager and cidermaker at Shacksbury, a cidery based in northern Vermont in the town of Shoreham.  Shacksbury was incorporated in 2013 and began selling ciders in 2014. Unlike many new startups that focus locally, the decision was made early on, to sell broadly.                 … Read more