Summary: <br> THE THIRD ANNUAL BC CIDER FEST… BIGGER AND BETTER!<br> <br> The third annual BC Cider Week, took place from April 27th to May 5th.<br> <br> This week long craft cider celebration saw many cider events, tastings and<br> festivities throughout British Columbia with tasting events from Kelowna to<br> Vancouver Island, including tap takeovers, cider pairing meals, and much<br> more throughout the week.<br> The highlight for me and many others is the final event. The gathering of up<br> to 40 Cideries at The Pipe Shop foot of Lonsdale in North Vancouver.<br> It’s one of the buildings my father Pat worked in during WW2.<br> The first interview had to be with Shawn Pisio, who co-founded the B.C.<br> Cider Festival three years ago.<br> Just how popular is this event? It sells out within minutes.<br> Cider is going through the very same revolution that craft beers did 10-15<br> years ago.<br> The opportunity to grow more cider apples in B.C. is unlimited, but BC is<br> already home to many excellent craft cideries.<br> One of the cideries we interviewed was Twin Island Cider on Pender Island.<br> They were voted most popular Cidery at this event.<br> Finally, for those of you who still think that ciders are not for you<br> because they’re too sweet or something…FORGET ABOUT IT..<br> It’s a whole new world out in the orchard.<br> Enjoy!!!!<br> Our guests are:<br> Shawn Pisio – Txotx/ Co-Founder<br> Russ Johnson – Owner/Cidermaker Truck 59 Kelowna<br> Sydney Bottomley – Asst Cidermaker Broken Ladder Kelowna<br> Nick Farrer – Founder The Bricker Cider Co Sechelt<br> Mike Lachelt – Co-owner/Cidermaker Salt Spring Wild SS Island<br> Mathew Vasilev Co-Owner Twin Island Cider Pender Island<br> David Schneider – Persephone Brewing Gibson’s BC<br> Kathleen van der Ree – Northyards Cider – Squamish<br> Mike Petkau – Nomad Handcrafted Cider – Summerland<br> Glenn Ennis – Owner Geo Cider Co – Squamish<br> Lynn Colliar – Geo Cider Squamish<br> Jeff Nairn – Co-Founder Windfall East Van<br> <br> <a title="Click to open in a new window or tab http://bcciderfest.ca/" href="http://bcciderfest.ca/">http://bcciderfest.ca/</a><br> Photos by Linda C<br> STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:<br> Melissa Etheridge and Cannabis infused wine<br> Bloom in Victoria<br> Top Drop in Victoria<br> A special on field blends<br> Fire Season in The Okanagan<br> Rose Day June 8th<br> Charles Smith in Jet City Seattle (Rose all day)<br> Tofino Food and Wine festival<br> The Wick reopens a spectacular cellar<br> Tofino mid-week<br>
