?All hail the craftsmen of British cider

Stand aside, imitations, and make way for the craftsmen of real cider. Bernadette Costello reports on the premium artisan cider category

Garden Cider Co launches Vintage Cider for the on-trade

The Surrey-based Garden Cider Company, which produces ciders made from spare garden apples donated by members of the public, has launched its first cider for the on-trade.

Chase Distillery launches its first cider

Willy's Cider, produced by Herefordshire's Chase Distillery, will make its market debut in October.

Liberty Wines introduces new cider, beer and spirits range

French 'varietal' craft cider launched

Normandy cider Duché de Longueville, which claims to contain no added yeasts, sugars or preservatives, has been launched ahead of the Sainsbury's Vintage Cider Festival.

Westons launches Rosie's Pig cider into UK on-trade

Westons has announced it will release Rosie's Pig Cloudy Cider into the UK on-trade next month.

Hush Hush Estate produces range of ciders

Kent's Hush Hush Estate has branched out into the world of cider making, with the imminent release of a range of still and sparkling ciders under the Jake's Orchard label.

Monopoly forces ice cider producers into Europe

Canadian ice cider producers, restricted by the state monopoly in Quebec, were out in force at last week's ProWein looking to build their presence in European markets.

Wine and cider go head to head at Thatchers Arms

Wine and cider are to go head-to-head in a food and drink matching competition to be held at foodie pub, The Thatchers Arms, near Colchester in association with DrinkBritain.com.

Westons Cider to invest "heavily" in 2012

Westons Cider has announced it will invest "heavily" throughout 2012 in its leading brands: Stowford Press, Henry Westons, Wyld Wood, The Governor and Old Rosie.

Savanna Cider announces summer campaign

South African brand, Savanna Cider has announced its most significant investment in the UK to date, on the back of its claimed annual off-trade growth of 72%.

Somerset Cider Brandy's future secure

Niche product Somerset Cider Brandy, which was teetering on the brink of prohibition, has secured the highest level of EU protection after a long campaign by the trade backed by the UK government.

Britain's cider harvest begins a month early

Britain's cider harvest has got underway a month early with growers expecting a bumper crop due to the warm spring weather.

Heineken: learning from beer and cider category

Wine and spirits firms should be keeping an eye on Heineken - the beer and cider giant has pledged to remove 100 million units per year from a mainstream brand. It is currently investigating how best to approach this and which brand it should cut alcohol content from.

Spar launches Cider Festival

Spar is to roll out its first Cider Festival, following its Wine Festival campaign which saw its core range of wine sales grow by 11%.

Asda forced to change Strong Cider packaging

Asda's Premium Strong Cider has breached the Portman's Group code by making alcoholic strength the dominant theme of its packaging.

Over 30,000 sign up to cider Facebook protest page

Over 30,000 angry cider drinkers have joined a Facebook petition in response to the Chancellor's decision to introduce a 10% above inflation increase on cider duties.

Cider bears the brunt of duty increases

Cider has taken the biggest hit following Chancellor Alistair Darling's 2010 Budget announcement.

Constellation to sell its cider brands

Constellation Brands is selling its cider brands to the C&C Group in a surprise move.

Cider and wine bodies pool resources

The two main trade organisations for the UK wine and cider industries are forging closer links.