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Hard cider made easy: Touring Mercier Orchards

Regina Cain pulls a sample of cider from the tap at Mercier Orchard in Blue Ridge. Photo courtesy Kirsten Rohrabaugh.

Cider6 — Regina Cain pulls a sample of cider from the tap at Mercier Orchard in Blue Ridge. Photo courtesy Kirsten Rohrabaugh.

Tim Mercier’s orchard in Blue Ridge has been around since 1943. But Jalapeacho cider is new for him.