01The Craft of Ontario Cider
From cider-specific apples and orchard-grown character to inventive styles and a new generation of makers, this is a close look at what makes Ontario cider distinctly its own.
Wander North × Drink ON Apples
Wander
Ontario
Cider
A growing collection of orchards, makers, backroads, food, and distinctly local pours.
Ontario grown. Made close to home.
A drink with a place attached.
Ontario cider begins long before the first pour—in orchards shaped by lake effect, soil, weather, and the people who tend them.
Wander North follows that story from orchard to glass, meeting independent makers, taking the long road between tasting rooms, and finding the food that belongs beside each pour. Together with Drink ON Apples and the Ontario Cider Trail, this collection is an invitation to taste the province through its apples.
100% Ontarioapples behind the mark
Independentmakers and families
4 seasonsworth raising a glass to
The collection
Four ways
into cider country.
Meet the makers, follow the trails, plan a pairing, or simply let the next good story lead the way.
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02Discovering the Ottawa Region Craft Cider Trail
Family-run cideries, orchard landscapes, and bottles full of local character make a road trip through eastern Ontario an especially rewarding way to spend a weekend.
03Craft Cider Meets Artisan Cheese
Bright acidity, orchard fruit, earthy rinds, and rich Ontario milk: a thoughtfully matched cider-and-cheese board turns two local crafts into one very good reason to gather.
04Exploring the Blue Mountains Cider Trail
Orchards, small-town stops, tasting flights, and wide-open views make cider country around the Blue Mountains a journey best taken slowly.
Created together
More than a story.
A reason to go.
Wander North storytelling meets Drink ON Apples and the Ontario Cider Trail across the printed page, the open road, and a growing digital collection—giving readers more ways to discover the people and places behind every pour.
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Read it slowly
Rich photography and long-form storytelling make room for the craft, landscape, and people behind Ontario cider.
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Take it with you
Digital stories turn inspiration into itineraries, pairings, and shareable routes through cider country.
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See it in motion
New films will bring orchard, maker, and process together on screen—and join this collection as they are released.
In production
Cider country,
in motion.
New Wander North films are being shaped now, following the people, places, and process behind Ontario cider. As each one is released, it will join the collection here.
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Wander Ontario CiderNew films coming soonYour turn
Follow the road
to the orchard.
Meet the makers, explore Ontario’s cider trails, and taste what happens when local fruit, independent spirit, and a strong sense of place come together.