Source: MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 10/26/17

Western North Carolina is quickly becoming a cider hub thanks in part to Henderson County’s rank as the top apple-producing county in North Carolina and the seventh-largest in the United States overall. About 150 orchards call the Hendersonville area home, and the abundance and variety of apples in the area feed the growth of the local cider industry. WNC cideries, as any responsible agribusiness should, prefer to source their ingredients locally whenever possible. 

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