204: Steve Selin |South Hill Cider, NY

Every Tuesday, when Steve was growing up, his Dad would be out that evening drinking cider with friends at the Cider Cellar, at the farm outside of Buffalo. That memory is his first on cider. Years later this professional musician and self taught cidermaker merged his love of the Finger Lakes and quality craftsmanship into South Hill Cider. In 2019, the brand new Tasting Room and Production facility for South Hill was opened. This new site provides a lovely setting to taste the large selection of South Hill Ciders and for Steve to manage his orchard that is just outside the door of the Tasting Room.

Topics discussed in this chat

• Cider Books that informed Steve -
  • Andrew Lea
  • Randall Grahm's Been Doon So Long
• Starch test for checking an apple's stage of ripening
• Refractometer for checking sugar in an apple
• Repairing a leaky oak barrel
• Using oak barrels
• Visiting and hiking from the cidery to the Lick Brook Gorge
• What cider's are in Steve's fridge?

[caption id="attachment_4765" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Karen, Kendal, Steve and a box of beautiful Quince

Contact Info for South Hill Cider

• Website: https://www.southhillcider.com/visit
• Address: 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca, NY 14850

Mentions in this Chat

• More Finger Lakes cider episodes
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  • 198: Becoming a Pomologist
• February 9, 2020 New York International Cider Competition
• New Designs at the Cider Chat Swag Store
• January 28-31th - CiderCon 2020 Oakland California
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Thank you to the following producers for helping to sponsor Cider Chat’s tour of the Finger Lakes CiderWeek!

• Bellwether Cider and Wine
• Black Diamond Cider
• Finger Lakes Ciderhouse
• Redbyrd Cider
• Go to VisitIthaca.com/craft-cider/ to find the cidermakers by location.

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