Foggy Ridge Cider

What a wonderful place and what delicious cider! The property and orchards are beautiful and the owners, Diane and Chuck Flynt, are a delight. Diane is incredibly knowledgable and it is easy to see why the wall of the Cidery is decorated with clips from all of the magazines in which she and the Cidery have been featured. The New York Times named Foggy Ridge «Best Cidery in America» and now we can see why! Worth the trip from anywhere.

Came in on a rainy day. A great stop on our day trip to the area to check out the area’s great wine, cider, and mead.
What a cute, quaint little place. Friendly people, delicious cider. We stopped in and did a tasting. You pay a couple bucks for the tasting, but we got to try all of Foggy Ridge’s delicious ciders, including their expensive, apple brandy-​infused dessert ciders, which aren’t available for purchase anywhere but here. And, you get to keep the Foggy Cider-logo’d glass!
I’ve had Foggy Ridge Cider before, and I’ve always loved their stuff. They make a great, European-​style truly dry cider (Serious Cider), which is so unusual to find. I really appreciate that, and I like all their other ciders too. During my visit, I ended up buying a bottle of the First Fruit, after learning it is made with crabapples — very cool and unique.
And just to reiterate, the staff are so sweet and nice. This place is definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area. Their ciders will appeal to any wine lover, and to anyone, really.

Off the beaten track, but not too far from the Crooked Road — so if you’re exploring rural Virginia’s music byway, make some time to visit Foggy Ridge Cidery. From acres of heirloom apples, including some of Pres. Thom. Jefferson’s own variety, cider-​maker Diane Flynt is creating some wonderful ciders, with enough variation to please almost every palate. The road was windy, hilly, and very wet (yes, the hurricane had headed to sea, but there was plenty of rain left for us.)But as we pulled into the parking lot and I glimpsed the stunted heirloom apple trees on the property, I knew something delicious was waiting in the tasting room. Our hostess was pretty knowledgeable about the ciders and the apples, and happy to answer our many questions. Dozens and dozens of different heirloom apples are grown for these ciders — and the rich, true taste of the apple pulp comes through in the first sip. We bought more bottles to take home and share than we’d expected — the ciders are that good. Go, enjoy, support local agriculture and small business, and above all — sip those lovely beverages!

What a fun place to visit for an afternoon.
As others have noted, have you map, GPS, or directions handy because you’ll need them. But once you arrive the trip is definitely worth it. The tasting area is pretty small and not really set-​up for a large number of people. But seeing as how it was just two of us, we had plenty of room.
A very friendly woman walked us through the 5 ciders that they had available. I really enjoyed all of them. The slight sweetness from the apples is really refreshing. The view over the orchards is pretty impressive. If we had had more time, we probably would have just bought a bottle and sat and enjoyed some looking out over the valley.
Be forewarned that we had major issues at the register. The internet connection was extremely poor and the credit card would not go through. We ended up writing a check.
The only thing that I thought was odd was that the prices were equal to what I would pay in the store. Normally expect a small discount when I’m going to the source because there isn’t a middle man. Really takes away one of the incentives of going to the Cidery.
Nonetheless, I look forward to returning to Foggy Ridge.

I visited Foggy Ridge Cidery, expecting to be blown away by sweet and semi-​sweet hard ciders. I was in for a surprise: Very few of their offerings are on the sweet side. And a few reach port level in their alcohol content – not for the faint of heart! This spot, like Blacksnake Meadery up the road, is small, not especially inviting for «hanging out» after the tasting, but unique and some of the ciders are delicious. First Fruit and Serious Cider are dry, dangerously drinkable ciders. Check them out!

A great little «winery» that is well worth the effort to visit. It’s a pleasent drive through the country to reach the tasting room, but a map or GPS is recommended to avoid getting lost. The tasting room is small but gives a view of the entire operation and is staffed by the very friendly owner on the weekends.
They currently have five ciders available with a nice subtle difference in flavor. These ciders are of the hard cider variety, but without the normal sweetness associated with this type of beverage. This really allowed the apple flavors to shine. The other two ciders are dessert wines which have been featured in Food & Wine. Both of these had a much higher alcohol content and a bourbon type flavor. We were impressed enough to purchase one of each.
Tip: they offer a cider club which will ship multiple bottles of cider to your home every 3 months. It is no charge to join

Fantastic little place that’s well worth the drive! They currently have four varieties, one of which is a dessert cider (almost like an Apple Brandy), and all of which are delicious. If you like any kind of hard cider then you owe it to yourself to make a trip.