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Massena orchard wins award for best cider in Virginia competition

Posted 8/24/17

MASSENA -- Kaneb Orchards was recently awarded “Best Cider” or “Double Gold” at the 2017 Drink Outside the Grape Competition in Virginia. Best of Category awards were: for Cider, Kaneb …

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Massena orchard wins award for best cider in Virginia competition

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MASSENA -- Kaneb Orchards was recently awarded “Best Cider” or “Double Gold” at the 2017 Drink Outside the Grape Competition in Virginia.

Best of Category awards were: for Cider, Kaneb Orchards (NY) Cranberry Crisp, for fruit wine, Flickerwood Wine Cellars (PA) Bruises; for mead, Laurel Highlands Meadery (PA) Chambourcin Pyment; for eaux-de-vie or fruit brandies, Ironworks Distillery (Nova Scotia) pear eau-de-vie.

The 2017 Drink Outside the Grape competition has concluded, and medal results have been posted. The competition grew by nearly 50 percent in its second year with 145 entries, resulting in 95 medals for fruit wines, meads, ciders and fruit brandies.

Drink Outside the Grape is a truly international competition, with entries from 15 U.S. states, ranging from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest to Florida and New Hampshire; seven provinces of Canada, Estonia and India.