Maiden Rock Winery and Cidery - Award-winning hard cider and wine in Stockholm, Wisconsin

ABOUT US

Maiden Rock Winery and Cidery is an award-winning cider orchard presenting a unique collection of premium hard ciders and wines, produced from fresh local fruit, flavored by Wisconsin.

Herdie Baisden and Carol Wiersma planted their first apple trees in 2000 on their 80-acre farm.

They grow real cider apples of domestic and international origin, in the finest apple region
of the country.

They currently have over 25 varieties, including Zestar, Senshu, Liberty, and Honeycrisp, planted on mostly dwarfing rootstocks.

These trees are trained to a vertical axe. The farm has a rich, silt-loam soil that even held moisture during a recent drought.

Herdie, a director and vice-president of the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association, is also a member of the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association (IDFTA); Carol serves as a director for the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association.

Committed to producing high quality fruits and vegetables in an environmentally friendly manner, Herdie points out, “Maiden Rock Apples leverages biodiversity and combines organic techniques with limited and carefully targeted spray programs in our use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)”.

Raptor perches, owl nesting boxes, bat houses and even bumble bee houses are strategically placed in the orchard to encourage natural predators. Flowers and other plantings attracting beneficial insects (and people) are also included in their approach to growing apples, and the results are their award-winning product.

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