About
Albemarle Ciderworks & Vintage Virginia Apples is an orchard-to-bottle cidery and heirloom apple nursery in North Garden, VA, specializing in artisan ciders made from local heirloom apples and growing rare apple varieties for sale. They offer tastings in their tasting room, orchard tours, and events like live music. They emphasize traditional American cider-making with a focus on historic apples like Harrison.
Local heirloom apples and fruit
Handcrafted artisan cider
Orchard to Bottle experience
Historic apple varieties like Harrison
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What They Make
Orchard Blush
Rose cider, first release, pressed manually from 80 gallons.
Awards
Gold Medal, Virginia Cider Competition 2021
2021
Silver Medal, Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition 2020
2020
Upcoming Events
Live Music in the Orchard: C'ville Jazz Congregation
Apr 18 2026, 2:30pm-4:30pm
Cider and Jazz event with local musicians.
Harvest Festival
Annual harvest event.
Latest News
Upcoming live music event Apr 18 2026; Featured in '8 Cideries to Visit in Central Virginia This Ciderweek'; 'All hail the Harrison' article on historic apple; New Cider Release: Orchard Blush (Sep 2020); Virtual Tasting Directory (Oct 2020). Tree catalog closed until November 2026.