Last Updated: 7 November, 2026 Maruko Cider is made from natural-farming principles under the concept of onko chishin (learning from the past to create the new). They practice hubukuro (unbagged) and hatorazu (non-leaf-picking) cultivation, allowing the apples to fully ripen on the tree to maximize natural sugar content and umami. Maruko Cider has won silver
Last Updated: 5 November, 2026 Sakuho Terroir Le Pomme Du Mousse is a limited run orchard blend cider from Ringoya Suda that was first released in 2018. I evaluated their 2024 vintage, which won silver at this year’s Japan Cider Cup. ABOUT THE CIDER Domain Minamisaku-gun, Sakuho-machi, Nagano Prefecture Maker Villa d’Est Garden Farm and
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Last Updated: 16 September, 2026 VinVie Winery & Cidery in Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture is one of the first (and very few) orchards in Japan to grow apples specifically for making cider. This, their Virginia Crab single varietal cider, is essentially a first of its kind in the country. ABOUT THE CIDER Domain Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture
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&more Cider Semi Dry comes from Cider Barn &more in Iida, Nagano Prefecture. The apples used are picked from their own orchard and then made into cider by local cidermaker Kikusui Sake Brewery. Production is small, only about 400 bottles made per batch. As good friends of Ken and Yukiko Tonokura, the owners of Cider
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Like its counterpart (reviewed here), &more Cider Sweet hails from Cider Barn &more in Iida, Nagano Prefecture. The apples used are picked from their own orchard and then made into cider by local cidermaker Kikusui Sake Brewery. ABOUT THE CIDER Domain Iida, Nagano Prefecture Maker Kikusui Sake Brewery for Cider Barn &more Apples Used Shinano
