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Western NY Hard Cider Tour

Monday, August 6, 2018 at 9:00am to 3:00pm

Wafler Nursery 10748 Slaght Rd Wolcott, NY 14590

Come visit the orchards of the first NY growers of European and American Hard Cider varieties! There will be three educational stops in Wayne County followed by an optional tasting in Rochester. The tour will begin at Wafler Nursery in Wolcott. Bill Pitts will have recently budded hard cider trees to view, and will discuss the status of the demand for cider varieties. From there, we will travel to Williamson (~30 minutes) to Lagoner Farms/Embark Craft Ciderworks where Jake Lagoner will show us several ages and densities of hard cider plantings. Mitzi Lagoner will be providing the group with a delicious lunch at their farm market. Following lunch, the group will travel to DeFisher Fruit Farm/Rootstock Ciderworks (less than 10 minutes, also in Williamson). Host David DeFisher will show us 2 lower density plantings of the same varieties on two different rootstocks. The educational portion of the tour will conclude about 3 PM. Attendees are invited to taste local ciders at Mullers Cider House in Rochester (~30 minutes from DeFisher Fruit Farm).

The tour & lunch are subsidized by a grant from Cornell University, through the Hard Cider Program Work Team. The cost of the tour is only $5. Registration should be received by July 30. There will be no buses. Ample parking available at the different stops. Carpooling is encouraged. A detailed timeline and addresses will be provided soon.

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Departments

CCE Lake Ontario Fruit

Tags

vien, foodsciext

Website

https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/event.php...

Cost

$5

Contact E-Mail

cjk37@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Craig Kahlke

Dept. Web Site

https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=962

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