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Cider & Conversation Club
Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn

Cider & Conversation Club

  • Virtual Conversations with the Kristofs

  • Twice/Year Cider Shipment

  • Free or Discounted Shipping

  • Sitewide Discounts

  • Early Access to Small-Batch Cider

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The Color of Glass
Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn

The Color of Glass

We just bottled our first wines, a milestone in our re-invention of Kristof Farms. The farm has been in our family for more than half a century, but we only decided to plant grapes in 2018, and wine – it takes time. Our first grape harvest was in 2022, and the grapes have been fermenting in tanks since then under the supervision of our maestro, Adam Campbell, a neighbor who runs Elk Cove Vineyard.

Sheryl and Nick dropped by for the bottling of Kristof Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines at Elk Cove. Read about it here.

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The Shape of Trees
Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn

The Shape of Trees

Friends who come to the farm sometimes are puzzled by wooden slats in our apple trees holding the branches out.

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Bloom is bustin’ out all over
Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn

Bloom is bustin’ out all over

Bloom is a key moment for grapes, when they self-pollinate, and it means that the harvest will be 110 days away. We had a bit of a scare when it rained all day on the 5th day of bloom.

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Kristof Farms Releases First Ever Cider
Caroline Kristof Caroline Kristof

Kristof Farms Releases First Ever Cider

YAMHILL, OR -- The Kristofs are launching their first ever cider this Sunday, October 10, in Portland, OR. This very small-batch cider, named “Orchard Cider,” features a blend of 8 cider apples grown on their farm in Yamhill.

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Kristof Farms 2020 Harvest Video
Caroline Kristof Caroline Kristof

Kristof Farms 2020 Harvest Video

Presenting our first cider apple harvest at Kristof Farms! Cider apples featured in this video are our Golden Russets, Dabinetts, Wickson Crabs, and Redfields, all from dwarf apple trees. These apples, along with our Vilberie, Kingston Black, Yarlington Mill, Harry Masters Jersey, Michelin, will produce our first ever cider vintage, ready summer 2021!

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