Marcus Robert at Tieton Cider Works’ cider orchard in Yakima, Washington in 2014. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower file photo) Why should anyone bother growing cider fruit? Let’s start with what cider fruit is. There are more than 7,000 varieties of apples in the world and most have the potential to make some quality of cider. In the world of cider, apples are divided into four distinct categories: Sweet, Sharp, Bittersweet and Bittersharp. The differences in the categories are based on acid and tannin levels. Sweets could be apples you can find every day in the supermarket: Galas, Honeycrisp and Red […]