First there was Cider Supply and then Chris founded Renaissance Orchards with his wife Melinda. This move was a natural progression of a series of events that include resources needed for making a keeved cider and the thirst for a particular style of cider.
The orchards and the Rylands are based in Ferndale a town just south of the Canadian border in Washington state.
Chris Rylands
In this Cider Chat with Chris of Renaissance
What happened to Cider Supply?
Why French style ciders?
The orchards at Renaissance
number of apple varieties and pear
Products
cider
scion
Melinda
Spotlight on Single Varietal Ciders
Hear how Chris dug into 16 cider specific apples to understand the best blending practices for cidermaking. Each label shows:
a picture of the specific apple
charts that apple’s
tannin
aromatics
acidity
astringent
sweetness
phenolics
The origin of the apple, including location
How to use – best as a blender or as a single variety cider
