Cider Chat 325: Mouthwatering Alma Cider | Washington
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Getting to AlmaAn affection to snow brought Dave Klawer to Washington State. Instead of becoming a professional snowboarder he became a nurse a while he continues to grow his cider brad Alma Cider. This year he finished his Masters in Agriculture to continue enriching his own wealth of knowledge in the field at Washington State University under the tutelage of Carol Miles.
Alma Cider began commercially pressing apples to produce cider in 2019
Covered in this chat
- western Washington state and the Skagit Valley and apple growing in this region
- How Alma leases equipment from Tulip Winery, which by the way had a cider back in 2007 under their other label Burro Locco win Best in Show at the Great Lakes Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP).
- How Alma is able to produce award winning cider while waiting for their own orchard to bear fruit in the coming years
- Future for Alma Cider
- Shooting for 2024 to have own facility
Alma won Best in Show for their Wood Aged Cider at GLINTCAP
Alma won Best in Show for their Wood Aged Cider 2021
Alma's Flagship Cider
- Dry
- Semi Sweet
- Hopped Cider
- Rose
- Wood Aged
Contact for Alma Cider
- website: https://almacider.com/
- Get Alma on tap at Tulip Valley Winery
Mentions in this Chat
- USDA RBS bank find scion wood for grafting
- FEDCO for scion wood
- 208 Calvados and Apple Brandy Tasting
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