Blackledge Winery

Blackledge Winery We're a privately funded research winery specializing in traditional early American ciders. Welcome to Blackledge. Cheers! ~ Damian & Amy Siekonic

We're a privately funded research winery that produces historical wines, ciders and meads that can't be found anywhere else in the world. We aim to produce around 500 gallons a year in our early 18th century stone farmhouse. While we're not open to the public, our early American heirloom ciders are currently available at a handful of local restaurants. Check out our website at www.blackledgewinery.com and follow us on Facebook for our current releases.

An annual pilgrimage of sorts - driving to the Amish farm southeast of Lancaster, PA where we have our heirloom cider ap...
04/02/2026

An annual pilgrimage of sorts - driving to the Amish farm southeast of Lancaster, PA where we have our heirloom cider apple trees custom grafted for us. Today we picked up more Golden Russets and McIntosh. The orchard has room for 462 trees, and we're nearly filled up!!

Winter pruning our espalier cider apple trees. These are some of our oldest, the Golden Russet. The branches are train...
02/22/2026

Winter pruning our espalier cider apple trees. These are some of our oldest, the Golden Russet. The branches are trained along wires similar to how grapes are grown in vineyards, allowing for maximized fruit production with minimal tree growth. Plus it let's anyone access the trees without a ladder, making pruning & spraying easier and much more efficient. But don't try this with just any apple tree. They need to be grafted onto dwarf rootstocks!

It's January, which means working at the orchard pruning 462 dwarf apple trees. With all the leaves gone it almost look...
01/16/2026

It's January, which means working at the orchard pruning 462 dwarf apple trees. With all the leaves gone it almost looks like there's nothing growing at all! This is the dormant cycle for the trees, making it the perfect time to cut off dead/damaged branches, train growth, and trouble shoot things for the spring. Next month we'll be applying the dormant spray along with a good helping of copper fungicide which will help give the trees a clean start for the season. Craving some cider? While we're not open to the public, you can enjoy our traditional early American ciders at Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown, McCoole's Red Lion Inn in Quakertown, and the Tavern at the Sun Inn in Bethlehem. Cheers!

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Center Valley, PA

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