Construction begins on new $30 million Woodchuck cidery
100,000-square-foot cidery to more than double cider production capacity
Vermont Hard Cider Co. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ireland-based C&C Group plc, announced that construction is under way on its new, state-of-the-art cidery in Middlebury, Vt. The $30 million project is being built less than a mile from the current Middlebury facility, it says.
The new cidery will provide 100,000 square feet of production, warehouse and office space, according to the company. A post and beam barn also will welcome visitors to Woodchuck, hosting a gift shop, tastings and tours, it adds.