Cider Chat

Everything is Right Side Up at Calico The logo of Calico Cidery might be an upside down apple drawn to look like an apple tree, but the setting, the people, orchard and the cider is all right side up and slamming it! Located in the high desert region of San Diego to the east of the county is a lone road that brings you up to Julian California which is a bustling apple town. Calico sits at 38oo feet while Julian is up at 4200 feet, making it a high desert region where apples and the people are living the good life in what feels like a bit of an oasis after driving through the rough scrabble land of the desert below. Mural by the road out front of Calico Cidery   In this Chat Ian Wright is the head cidermaker and brings us through a compliment of ciders while we chat about the history of the orchard. Planted in 1920 - the orchard is long stem trees At one time it was mainly a U-Pick orchard Now owned by a family who is also making cider in Paso Robles California What is dry farming apples Ian Wright Ciders