Diane Flynt, Heirloom Apple Grower and Expert Cider-Maker – MOTHER EARTH NEWS

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Updated on March 5, 2013
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Diane Flynt, Heirloom Apple Grower and Expert Cider-Maker

Name: Diane Flynt
Occupation: President and cider-maker at Foggy Ridge Cider
Location: Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains

Background: Diane grows heirloom apples and makes hard cider. Foggy Ridge Cider’s products have been recognized in state and national competitions, including Gold Medals in the International Eastern Wine Competition and the National Women’s Wine Competition. Foggy Ridge Cider has been profiled in Gourmet, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Esquire, Imbibe, and Garden & Gun magazines. The September 2010 issue of Food & Wine profiled cider-maker Diane Flynt as a “Small Batch Superstar” in their article on “Tastemakers of the South.” And in 2012, Foggy Ridge Cider received an American Treasures award from Washington, DC-based MADE: In America.

Located in Southwest Virginia near Galax, Va., Foggy Ridge Cider grows over 30 varieties of heirloom apples. Old-fashioned varieties such as ‘Ashmead’s Kernel,’ ‘Newtown Pippin’ and ‘Hewe’s Crabapple’ are blended with classic English cider apples such as ‘Dabinett’ and ‘Tremlett’s Bitter’ to create four sparkling ciders and two dessert cider blends of hard cider and apple brandy. Planted in 1998, the orchard includes apples chosen for the acid, tannin and sugar needed for hard cider making.

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