The American Cider Affiliation is honored to announce that they may welcome Chile because the visitor cidermaking nation of honor for CiderCon® 2025 in Chicago subsequent February. Chile has an extended and storied historical past of cidermaking as an vital a part of the nation’s native tradition and economic system. Every year, hundreds of thousands of gallons of cider produced from the forests of heirloom cider apples rising in Chile. Most of this cider is bought beneath the identify “chicha” however there’s a rising motion of recent cidermakers and established corporations which might be looking for to convey cider to the forefront of the Chilean beverage business. The Chilean delegation will function cidermakers, orchardists, educators, researchers, and authorities officers who’re working to convey cider to native, nationwide and worldwide markets.
The delegation attending CiderCon® 2025 are members of the Chilean Cider Collective (COSICHI). Featured audio system embrace Harriet Nahrwold, co-founder of Sidrería Quebrada de Chucao; Carlos Flores, orchardist and and co-founder of Punta de Fierro Wonderful Cider; Rene Galindo Quidel, founder and cidermaker of Sidrería TenCai; Gicella Thamar Saldivia González, household farmer and orchardist who can be president of the Chilwe Cooperative, an natural farming and cidermaking cooperative from the island of Chiloé; Carlos Martinez Cárdenas, companion at Agrícola Tralcao, producers of the Lemon Apple and Della Cha ciders, and Agronomic Advisor at Austral College; José Antonio Alcalde, orchardist and professor on the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and co-author of the primary Chilean Cider Information (Guía de la Sidra en Chile), 2022; Fabian Lara Mercado, Coverage Coordinator for INDAP, a very powerful monetary arm of the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture, accountable for serving to small-holder farmers and orchardists and a BJCP licensed cider decide; and Eli Shanks, co-founder of Punta de Fierro Wonderful Cider.
“The Chilean Cider Collective and its members characterize a large range of Chilean cidermaking throughout 750 miles of territory. We’re all very excited and humbled to be invited to take part in CiderCon® and share concerning the previous, current and way forward for cider in Chile,” says Eli Shanks.
The wealthy historical past of cidermaking in Chile, influenced by immigrants from Spain, Germany, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands, in addition to the native Mapuche folks, has led to distinctive cidermaking strategies and orcharding practices that will probably be of curiosity to CiderCon® 2025 attendees.
The Chilean delegation will probably be becoming a member of periods in CiderCon®’s Discover Historical past, Taste & Terroir monitor, Develop Wonderful Apples monitor, and others. The theme for CiderCon® this yr is “Cider’s Balanced Future: Planet, Folks, Revenue.” This theme is properly represented by the Chilean cidermakers who combine the triple backside line method to sustainability of their cidermaking rules.
CiderCon® registration will open on September 17, 2024 for ACA members.
