From Orchard to Glass: A Maine Cider & Apple Tasting

It’s apple season in Maine! Attendees will enjoy a guided tasting of seasonal Maine hard ciders led by wine instructor Lynda Gaines, exploring the wide range of styles produced across the state and how apple choice, fermentation, and technique shape flavor, aroma, and balance. From crisp and dry to fruit-forward and aromatic, the cider tasting highlights the many expressions of Maine apples in the glass.

The class will also feature a special apple tasting with Pleasant Pond Orchard, drawn from their exceptionally diverse orchard. Participants will sample heritage and uncommon apple varieties and learn more about them with orchard owner Shane Patrick.

This class is held in our Learning Center and is taught by Lynda Gaines, a WSET Level 3 certified "wine enthusiast". The price of your ticket includes a full pour of one of your top-rated ciders from the class in the Tasting Room immediately following the class.

Due to the nature of this class, all attendees must be ages 21+

Join WSET Level 3 certified ‘wine enthusiast’ Lynda Gaines on “Wine Wednesdays” for an immersive class series that will help you explore all that Maine’s wine industry has to offer – get to know wineries from across the state, learn about the techniques Maine winemakers use to offset the effects of our colder climate, and, of course, sample a wide variety of local wines!

• June 17th - Beach Ready: Maine Wine in a Can

• July 29th - Maine Mead, Maine Honey: A Tasting

• August 12th - Maine Wine in a Changing Climate

• September 30th - From Orchard to Glass: A Maine Cider & Apple Tasting