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Artisanal ciders give growers a new revenue stream

By Mary Esch
Published October 16, 2014 6:01am ET
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Artisanal ciders give growers a new revenue stream
In this Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Perry Loyola sorts apples before they are pressed for juice and used for cider at Samascott Orchards in Kinderhook, N.Y. Apple growers are tapping into the hard cider revenue stream after sales of hard cider in the U.S. have tripled over the last three years to $1.3 billion in 2013. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) | Mike Groll

GRANVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Apple growers are tapping a juicy new revenue stream as hard cider makes a hardcore comeback across the country.

Dan Wilson of Hicks Orchard and Slyboro Ciderhouse in upstate New York says he’s planting thousands of new apple trees specifically for hard cider. He’s among 10 craft cider producers who formed the Hudson Valley Cider Alliance to establish hard cider as a signature product of the region.

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