Excerpt of The Cider Revival by Jason Wilson

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The Cider Revival

Cider is having a moment, and The Cider Revival charts its history, its resurgence, and a year with the vanguard makers of heritage cider

“Wilson is a passionate guide who brings readers on an encyclopedic journey through the cult of cider and its resident obsessives. From unraveling the history of the apple to exploring the intricacies of flavor, The Cider Revival reveals the love and labor that go into a timeless beverage that’s full of surprises.”

Cider is the quintessential American beverage, and for most early Americans, it was an everyday tipple. But by the middle of the twentieth century, thanks in part to Prohibition, orchards full of essential heirloom apples had been neglected or chopped down, and real cider had all but disappeared. Now, cider has returned in a big way. In The Cider Revival, award-winning journalist and celebrated travel writer Jason Wilson goes behind the scenes of one of the most compelling drink trends of the past decade—the extraordinary rebirth of cider. Following the seasons through the autumn harvest, winter fermentation, spring bottling, and summer festival and orchard work, Wilson travels around New York and New England, with forays to the Midwest, Virginia, the West Coast, Spain, and France. He meets the new heroes of cider: orchardists who are rediscovering long lost apple varieties, makers whose attention to craftmanship rivals the best natural wine makers, and beverage professionals who see cider as poised to explode in popularity. Wilson joins the ranks of these experts, too, serving as a judge at North America’s largest cider competition and passing the certified cider professional exam, making him the closest thing cider has to a sommelier (a “pommelier”). What emerges is a deeply rewarding story, an exploration of cider’s identity and future and its cultural and environmental significance. A blend of history and travelogue, The Cider Revival is a toast to a complex drink.

__Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork

“Cider is America’s great forgotten beverage. Jason Wilson’s lively, anecdote-filled, passionate paean to what he says should properly be considered ‘apple wine’ will go a long way toward giving this immensely varied and complex libation the recognition and appreciation it deserves.”

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Godforsaken Grapes

“Funny, enlightening [and] prodigiously researched.”

__San Francisco Chronicle

“He will make you curious and thirsty.”

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and the author of Boozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits and Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine. The series editor for Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000, Wilson has also written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, The New Yorker, and many others.

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JASON WILSON is an award-winning journalist

__Coleman Andrews, cofounder of Saveur and author of The British Table

__Eric Asimov, New York Times, "The Best Wine Books of 2018 “A spirited, highly personal argument for drinking more adventurously.”

__Punch

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