"In the 18th century, the English farm worker received hard cider as partial wages– typically 3 quarts a day with 6 quarts during harvest and sometimes when the work was very hard, he had ten quarts."
Frederick Law Olmstead, Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England
Our cider is serious, but you'll find a warm welcome at Foggy Ridge.
At Foggy Ridge Cider
Visit Foggy Ridge Cider in southwest Virginia just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Click for directions. We are open weekends from May through November, or by appointment. Call ahead to schedule a special tour with the cidermaker. Or plan to attend one of our events at Foggy Ridge Cider or nearby venues.
By Mail
Foggy Ridge Cider is available to Virginia residents by mail. Residents of other states please contact us.
Retail Stores
Foggy Ridge Cider will soon be carried in Virginia shops wherever artisanal foods and beverages are sold. Please ask your retailer.
Cider Club
Foggy Ridge Cider customers who purchase a minimum of two cases per year gain the benfits of our Cider Club. Club members gain access to limited release ciders such as our new cider/brandy blend, Pippin Gold, and invitations to special events at Foggy Ridge including orchard tours, heirloom apple tastings and cider dinners in the cidermaker's home.
2008 Special Events
April 12 Apple Grafting Workshop
Foggy Ridge Cider
Learn to graft and take home your own grafted apple trees! Join Cidermaker, Diane Flynt, and Area Extension Agent, Wythe Morris, for a hands-on grafting workshop. Practice the skill of grafting and tour Foggy Ridge Cider's heirloom apple orchards. Select your trees from over 20 varieties including Winter Banana, Pomme Gris and Grimes Golden
. $10 registraton fee includes 5 understocks and grafting wood.
Call Carroll County Extension Office at 276 730-3110.
April 26 Brew Ridge Music Festival
Pembroke, VA
Join Foggy Ridge Cider and a host of microbreweries for the Brew Ridge Music Festival on the grounds of the historic Mountain Lake Hotel. Featuring Robin & Linda Williams, the Jugbusters and the Locust Mountain Boys, this festival benefits the Mountain Lake Conservancy. Call 800 346-3334 for information on the April 25—25 Festival. Beer, cider and mead tasting is April 26 from 1 to 4.
www.mountainlakehotel.com
May 3-4 Apple Blossom Opening Weekend at Foggy Ridge
Foggy Ridge Cider
Be among the first to taste Foggy Ridge Cider's 2007 cider. Enjoy complimentary local cheeses and sample Serious Cider, First Fruit and Sweet Stayman at Foggy Ridge Cider's opening weekend. The apple orchards should be in full bloom! 11 to 5
May 25 Spring Winemaker's Dinner
Chateau Morrisette
Join Chateau Morrisette winemaker, Dan Tallman, and Cidermaker, Diane Flynt, for a Spring Winemaker's Dinner at Chateau Morrisette. Award winning wines and cider compliment a selection of rural recipes from around the world in a five course meal with cider and wine pairings. Chateau Morrisette Vidal Blanc 2006 compliments an Asparagus Bundle with Lump Crab Meat, Morels and a Pancetta citrus Sabayon Sauce–wow! Foggy Ridge Cider with Berkshire Pork Tenderloin with Calvados Cream Sauce and Fingerling Potatoes—delicious! See the full menu at www.thedogs.com. Reservations required. $95 per person. Register at 540 593-2865.
www.thedogs.com
June 14-15 Blue Ridge Wine Trail Tasting Tour
Six Blue Ridge Wine Trail Sites
Visit Foggy Ridge Cider, Villa Appalaccia, Chateau Morrisette, AmRhein Winery, Blacksnake Meadery and the lastest Trial member, Shooting Creek Brewery, for a progressive tasting tour.
$30 ticket covers inventive food and beverage tastings at all locations. Tickets can be purchased in advance or day of at any location.
www.blueridgewinetrail.com
June 21 Music, Mead and Cider
Foggy Ridge Cider and Blacksnake Meadery
Vist the back roads of southwest Virginia—sample cider and mead and enjoy local music at two unique artisans less than 2 miles apart. $4 cover charge includes cider and mead tastings along with original music at both locations.
www.blacksnakemead.com
July 19 Music, Mead and Cider
Foggy Ridge Cider and Blacksnake Meadery
Vist the back roads of southwest Virginia—sample cider and mead and enjoy music at two unique artisans less than 2 miles apart. $4 cover charge includes cider and mead tastings along with original music at both locations.
www.blacksnakemead.com
August 2-3 Blue Ridge Wine Trail Tasting Tour
Six Blue Ridge Wine Trail Sites
Visit Foggy Ridge Cider, Villa Appalaccia, Chateau Morrisette, AmRhein Winery, Blacksnake Meadery and the lastest Trial member, Shooting Creek Brewery, for a progressive tasting tour.
$30 ticket covers inventive food and beverage tastings at all locations. Purchase tickets in advance or day of at any location.
www.blueridgewinetrail.com
August 16 Music, Mead and Cider
Foggy Ridge Cider and Blacksnake Meadery
Vist the back roads of southwest Virginia—sample cider and mead and enjoy local music at two unique artisans less than 2 miles apart. $4 cover charge includes cider and mead tasting along with original music at both locations.
www.blacksnakemead.com
October 11 Foggy Ridge Cider Fall Apple Tasting
Foggy Ridge Cider
Sample Grimes Golden, Cox's Orange Pippin, Ashmead's Kernel and Pomme Gris with nationally known apple expert, Tom Burford, at Foggy Ridge Cider's harvest festival. Learn about heirloom apples and sample our new cider and brandy blend, Pippin Gold, to be released Fall 2008.
November 1 Fall Festival at Vintage Virginia Apples
North Garden, VA
Foggy Ridge Cider visits Vintage Virginia Apples outside Charlottsville for a Fall Apple Festival featuring heirloom apples, apple buttermaking over an open fire, hayrides and, of course, cider tasting, 10 to 5
www.vintagevirginiaapples.com
Contact us to list your local event featuring artisinal food.