Hudson Valley Cider Guide

Tag: Farm Stand

  • HUDSON VALLEY FARMHOUSE CIDER

    HUDSON VALLEY FARMHOUSE CIDER

    HUDSON VALLEY FARMHOUSE CIDER was founded in 1996 by award-winning cider farmer, master, and “Grand Dame of Hudson Valley Cider” Elizabeth Ryan at her original orchard, Breezy Hill, near Rhinebeck, NY.

    In 2014, Ryan saved the beloved, 200-year-old Stone Ridge Orchard in Ulster County from the threat of development by purchasing it and adding it to the Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider family. All together, she now has over 145 acres of fruit-bearing trees with more than 100 varieties of apples including a dedicated hard cider orchard housing many traditional and heirloom cider apples such as Dabinett, Binet Rouge, and Kingston Black. On the culinary side, her apples turn up everywhere from the Gramercy Tavern and the Studio Cafe at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan to public school cafeterias in New York City and farmer’s markets throughout the state. Many of the varieties she grows are almost impossible to find anywhere else in the country.

    With a degree in pomology from Cornell University and intensive study of cider making in Somerset and Hereford, England, Ryan has been making and perfecting her cider techniques since the early 1980s. The result is an impressive collection of highly drinkable ciders in the traditional style featuring a robust New World flavor profile.

    Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider produces a line of exceptional farm-based ciders with style and character. The cidery is based at two beloved Hudson Valley farms, Breezy Hill Orchard near Rhinebeck and Stone Ridge Orchard near New Paltz, both known for their commitment to ecological growing and the production of highly flavored fruit.

    The Essentials

    Name

    HUDSON VALLEY FARMHOUSE CIDER

    Address

    3012 Route 213
    Stone Ridge, NY 12484

    Phone

    845-687-2587

    Website

    hudsonvalleyfarmhousecider.com
    stoneridgeorchard.com

    Open

    Farm Stand:

    Apr 15–Nov 30
    Daily: 10am–6pm

    Dec 1–Dec 31
    Limited hours, check website

    Closed

    Thanksgiving, January 1–April 15

    Farm Acreage

    200 acres

    Owner

    Elizabeth Ryan

    Cider Maker

    Elizabeth Ryan

  • TREASURY CIDER

    TREASURY CIDER

    TREASURY CIDER IS A TREE-TO-BOTTLE hard cider produced by Fishkill Farms at their century-old family orchard. They use a mix of heirloom, bittersweet, and dessert apples that are cultivated, pressed, and wild-fermented with care to produce each batch of hard cider. Every ingredient is grown or wild-foraged on the farm, and fermented traditionally to produce delicate ciders akin to dry and sparkling white wines.

    In 2015, after over 100 years of growing apples, family-owned Fishkill Farms began producing hard cider called Treasury to invoke the spirit of the farm’s founder, Henry Morgenthau Jr., who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Roosevelt. It is also a nod to the historic American cider cellars which, like treasuries, served as year-round sources of comfort and vitality for the families and communities in their area.

    Today, Henry’s grandson Josh Morgenthau carries on this tradition as a third-generation orchardist, and the cider maker behind Treasury Cider. Starting with the belief that outstanding cider is made in the orchard, the apples used in Treasury Cider are chosen for the character they add to cider, grown with minimal intervention, eco-certified, and harvested at peak ripeness. TThe Hudson Valley climate and rich glacial soils yield unique, site-specific flavors to their cider. After pressing through a rack-and-cloth press, the apples are fermented slowly at cool temperatures and aged for 6-10 months before bottling, yielding a dryer and less carbonated cider that pairs wonderfully with a variety of foods.

    Treasury’s newest releases were made with the 2020 crops. They are a mix of apples like Jonamac and Golden Delicious which grow on 60-year old trees, and newer organic plantings of heirloom and cider varieties, including Roxbury Russet, Esopus Spitzenberg, Ashmead’s Kernel, Northern Spy and Goldrush. Each variety showcases a unique blend of fruit and a particular cider-making process.

    Treasury’s ciders can be enjoyed on their cider bar porch in the late spring, summer, and fall months, and in the indoor tasting room in the winter and early spring months, both offering scenic views of the farm, orchards and Catskill mountains beyond. Cider is available in tasting flights and by the glass, as well as in specially crafted cider cocktails! Check the website for current hours, live music, workshops, and food offerings.

    The Essentials

    Name

    TREASURY CIDER
    FISHKILL FARMS

    Address

    9 Fishkill Farm Rd.
    Hopewell Junction, NY 12533

    Phone

    845-897-4377

    Website

    treasurycider.com
    fishkillfarms.com

    Open

    Year round
    Please check the google business page
    for updated hours as they change seasonally

    Closed

    New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas

    Tasting Fees

    Visit the website for details

    Tours

    No

    Farm Acreage

    270 acres

    Owner

    Josh Morgenthau

    Manager

    Mark Doyle

    Cider Makers

    Josh Morgenthau, Chris Jackson,
    Matia Hayden, Rohan Chamberlain