Ace Cider is a
hard cider
Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and the Republic of Ireland. The UK has the world's highest per capita consumption, ...
company based in
Sebastopol, California, United States. It is privately owned operated by California Cider Company, Inc.
History
California Cider was founded by Jeffrey House and formally incorporated in July 1993. The company makes
cider, an
alcoholic beverage fermented from
apples
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, and was one of the first cider companies formed in the US after the end of Prohibition. ACE Cider also opened the first modern cider-centered pub in the US in 1999. While the pub closed in 2010, the company maintains a cider tasting room on its premises. Mr. House located his business in the Sonoma County historic apple growing region because it reminded him of his native
England
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.
Location
ACE Cider has become a significant employer in the largely rural "West County" portion of
Sonoma County
Sonoma County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 488,863. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa. It is to the north of Marin County and the south of Mendocino ...
. The company's existence and success (as demonstrated by rapid sales growth in the 3–5 years prior to 2013 in particular) bucks the trend of the "homogenization" of the county's agricultural economy, i.e. the domination of agriculture by the production of wine grapes.
See also
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List of cider brands
This is a list of cider brands. Cider is an alcoholic beverage made exclusively from the juice of apple or pear. This list also includes perry, which is a similar alcoholic beverage made from pear varieties.
Operational brands
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References
External links
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American ciders
Companies based in Sonoma County, California
Drink companies based in California
Privately held companies based in California
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