Apple Blossom Orchard Tour & Cider Tasting @The Cider Farm Orchard, Mineral Point, WI
APPLE BLOSSOM TOUR – SEE THE BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS AS THEY ARE FORMING!
Tour The Cider Farm Orchard to see the unusual apple varieties used to make our ciders and apple brandy. Learn how we manage them organically and enhance the natural environment of our 166-acre farm near Mineral Point in Wisconsin’s beautiful Driftless Area. You’ll have the opportunity to taste three different ciders made from the orchard’s apples including our limited-release Rosé cider. The tour will be an hour and half. Afterward, you are welcome to stay for a picnic and to walk around the orchard, woodlands, and prairie.
Make it a picnic! Bring a picnic blanket or chairs. We offer advance orders of a boxed cheese board and cider for you to enjoy on-site. Be sure to select the Cheese & Cider add-on when purchasing your tickets below by 2pm on Friday.
A few items to note about the tour:
- Be prepared to walk approximately half a mile. The terrain is varied so be prepared for uneven ground, stones, and possibly mud.
- Wear sturdy footwear.
- All tour participants must be 21 years or older.
- We suggest you bring a water bottle, sun protection and dress for the weather.
- Arrival and parking – once you arrive, follow the parking signs and meet near the farm building.
- Please note this is NOT a normal orchard. We are not open to the public. Our apples are cider apples and not the apples sold for eating, baking, etc.
- Porta-potty on site.
- Water hydrant to refill your water bottles.
- No picnic tables, just bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs and find a grassy spot that suits you for the cheese box and cider option.
- No pets allowed. We have 3 dogs and they think that is plenty.
- No smoking.
Meet your tour guide!
Deirdre Birmingham is co-owner and manager of The Cider Farm. She started the orchard by taking a grafting class with her husband, John Biondi, in 2003 to learn how to make the tannic cider varieties they felt were important to the quality ciders they envisioned. She is learning by trial and error how to grow organically the English and French varieties in our Midwest climate.
Purchase tickets below.
If tickets are sold out, email deirdre@theciderfarm.com with your number of requested tickets.
Cancellation Policy Cancellations/refunds will be accepted up to 48 hours before the tour. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate cancellations after this date.