Eden Ice Cider Company of West Charleston, Vermont, in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom, has been honored with a gold medal at the ‘Big E’ Eastern States Exposition wine competition. Eden Vermont Ice Cider is one of only two Vermont wines to win gold among the 300 entries from around New England and New York.
Ice cider is a sweet yet sophisticated dessert wine made from apples and concentrated by natural Northern winter cold. The beverage, which is typically 9 – 11% alcohol by volume, was developed in Southern Quebec, Canada over the past 10 years - ‘Cider de Glace’ in French. It is now a recognized product sold throughout Canada, Europe and Japan.
Eden Ice Cider Company is among the first producers licensed by the Federal government to make Ice Cider in the U.S. Their ice cider is made from a unique blend of 11 varieties of traditional and heirloom apples, including Roxbury Russet (discovered in Roxbury, MA in the mid-1600s), Northern Spy, MacIntosh, and Esopus Spitzenburg (grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello). 100% of the apples used are from Vermont orchards, including Champlain Orchards in Shoreham and Scott Farm in Dummerston; as well as Eden Ice Cider’s parent company, Eden Orchards in West Charleston.
Eden Vermont Ice Cider is available at fine dining establishments and retail outlets in Vermont. Tastings and tours are also available on premises by appointment, email contact@edenicecider.com.
More information is available at www.edenicecider.com.
Press Release - July 10, 2008
Ice Cider Comes to Vermont and Wins Gold
Copyright 2008 ~ Eden Ice Cider Company ~ West Charleston, Vermont
