California Cider Co.
Brief History
The California Cider Company is owned by Jeffrey House, the man credited with initiating the
national cider renaissance. Utilizing his insider's view of the cider industry, he took more than two
years to develop the Ace Cider. House, owner of the second largest specialty beer and cider
marketing company in the US, began importing ciders into the US in 1986. Since then he has seen
explosive sales growth, as hard cider has moved beyond specialty beer and liquor stores and established
itself on the supermarket shelves as a new drink category. With Sonoma's superior apple juice giving
Ace Ciders their great fresh taste and House's expertise and in-depth knowledge of the hard cider
business providing a marketing edge, CCC is beginning to take a dominant position in this increasingly
significant new beverage market.
Products
Ace Cider is California's first commercially produced and distributed cider, is taking advantage
of the blossoming national "hard" cider market with a distinctive California cider made in a
specially-designed micro cider mill in Graton, just outside Sebastopol. The California Cider company
(CCC) is benefiting from Sonoma's tradition of providing high quality Gravenstein and other varieties
of apple juice. Ace Apple, CCC's flagship brand, is made with 100% pure, local apple juice giving it
a fresh, natural taste and setting it apart from most other brands (not using 100% juice).
Ace Apple Honey is the first commercially produced honey cider in California, and possibly the
first in the world. It is made with 5% Sonoma wildflower honey and 95% pure Sonoma County
apple juice. Jeffrey House, cider pioneer and owner of the California Cider Company, searched
the apiaries of Sonoma County with his cider-maker, to find the perfect honey taste. They then
blended the finest wildflower honey variety they could find with Gravenstein and other varieties of
Sonoma apples. This produced a totally unique alcoholic beverage with a distinctive taste and
rich brown color. Ace Apple Honey has a pronounced honey bouquet with a smooth texture and dry
finish.
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Ace Berry Cider is our newest premium fermented cider made in the heart of Sonoma County's apple orchards in beautiful Sebastopol, California. Ace Berry is a mixture of raspberry, blackberry and strawberry juice added into our fermented apple cider. The resulting cider has a delicious fresh fruity taste. Ace is extremely refreshing, lightly carbonated and a healthy, exhilarating alternative to the heaviness of beer or the high alcohol content of wine. Ace Berry Cider is our fourth Ace, (we had to have 4 Aces!) and is already one of our most popular ciders. Enjoy!
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