Champlain Orchards

Cidery in Shoreham, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Champlain Orchards Cidery

Established in 2011

Contact
3597 VT-74, Shoreham, VT, 05770, United States
Description
We are a family-owned and ecologically-managed orchard overlooking Lake Champlain in Shoreham, Vermont. We invite you to discover the taste of the Champlain Valley and this beautiful place we call home.

We are a family owned & ecologically managed orchard overlooking Lake Champlain in Shoreham, Vermont. As one of the oldest continuously operating orchards in Vermont, we take pride in growing over 100 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, pears, plums, cherries, nectarines, and berries. We are careful stewards of our land and grow our fruit following strict Eco Apple requirements while striving to minimize our carbon footprint and sustainably contribute to our community.

Our ORCHARD-MADE cider is crafted from fruit grown with a conscience, in beautiful and pristine Vermont. Our cidery is located at Champlain Orchards, a family-owned and ecologically-managed orchard overlooking Lake Champlain. Every single apple in our hard ciders is pressed, fermented, and crafted at our orchard. This makes for a quality, local product that is fresh, crisp and deliciously drinkable.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
clear yellow. mild fizz. mild sweet apple nose. taste is slightly melon and honeydew, floral with a tough of rose petals. very soft and easy to drink. I like their other offerings a bit more though.
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 15:50

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
A pale blonde cider with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet apple juice, light and refreshing. In mouth, a sweet smooth apple juice with light acidity, very nice. On tap at Skinny Pancake BTV.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2014 at 07:21

8.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle at prohibition pig for $5.50. Crystal clear with light yellow looks gorgeous. Smell is. Crisp and tart Granny Smith apples. Taste is fantastic. Light and refreshing and crisp. Not too sweet and lovely spices finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2012 at 11:46

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared by Steve. Pours clear gold. Nose/taste of sweet caramelized apples and confectioners sugar. Thick and sweet on the palate. Smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2012 at 21:41

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Sampled @ Astor Wines. Least favorite of the three available. Why are honeycrisps never on sale? Galas everywhere at 99c a pound. This is the second or third cider I’ve had tonight made with honeycrisps. That’s the reason they’re $2.49lb everywhere. None of them were very good, aside from maybe being able to tick them like this. Syrupy, light maple color. Glossy. Smells of brown sugar, apple sauce, a touch of vanilla & some skin. Gooey honey & caramel sweetness. Just a smidgen of tartness & practically no acid to be found. Quite thick & fatty. Just sort of lays there though. Plop.
Tried on 27 Oct 2011 at 13:30