Cidery News: WA: Yakima: Tieton Cider Works celebrates new location this Saturday (November 1st)

Press Release

After 6 successful years creating and growing a new hard cider company in the Tieton orchards where it all started, Tieton Cider Works is moving to a new location in Yakima.

Harmony Orchards, a third generation apple growing family has been passionately farming their orchards in Tieton, WA since the 1920’s. Craig Campbell, the current orchardist and horticulturist, has been growing his fruit organically for more than 25 years and continues to implement new technologies, introduce new fruit varieties and expand his orchards throughout the Yakima valley.

Craig and Sharon, his wife and co-owner of Tieton Cider Works, had an idea to try making hard cider in 2008. They are continually asked: “how did you get into the cider business?”  The answer is easy: “we were in the apple growing business. Period. If we had not been a farming family, cider would not have held an interest.”

In the beginning, there was a lot to be learned about growing cider apples in an arid climate. Craig started with over 25 cider apple varieties and finally paired it down to the 8 varieties that produced terrific tasting ciders and fit into their farming patterns.

From the start, Tieton Cider Works has been unique in the cider making industry as they have always been completely vertically integrated. They grow the apples, press, ferment, blend and bottle all on site. Even in their 3,800 sq. ft. facility, they were able to grow their production from just 200 cases in 2010 to over 12,000 cases at the end of 2013.

The time came to make the decision to move the company where they could continue to grow the business. The new location at 619 West J Street in Yakima was the answer. After many months of planning, renovating and moving, they are excited to announce the official opening of Tieton Cider Works new location. The expanded space will include a Cider Bar complete with 6 taps of their core and seasonal ciders.