Cider Makers

Turkalne Manor, created in 1604, is a place where historical stories meet modern technologies and home-made beer, cider and wine are produced. Next to the manor is Turkalne Manor Barn, restored in 2018. In the manor it is possible to get to know more about its history, taste beer, wine and snacks. The second floor of the manor barn has ample space for organizing social and thematic events.

The 1 ha large Turkalne Manor orchard has apple trees of the “Sīpoliņš”, “Auksis”, “Antonovka”, “Remo”, and “Spartan” varieties. The Turkalne Manor ciders: apple cider, apple and rhubarb cider, mulled cider. Cider and cheese tastings and the opportunity to participate in the beer brewing process, as well as make your own beer. Catering can be organised.

Māris and Dace Plūme have been making cider in Jumprava since 2010, after gaining experience in the best cideries of France and Austria. The Mr. Plūme ciders have been awarded several gold medals at the SISGA International Cider Awards in Spain.

Naturally sparkling and still apple ciders, fermented either naturally (without adding yeast) or with the help of various wine yeasts. Premium ciders are made, using from 1 to 4 self-grown special varieties of apple or pear that express the specific terroir of the land. A tasting of 5 types of drinks. Catering and musical introduction by the owner, who is also a guitar player, is available by prior arrangement. In May, everyone is welcome to the Mr. Plūme cidery for the apple blossom festival.

Līgatne wines and ciders are made from fruits, berries, plants and flowers grown in the territory of Gauja National Park. The hosts offer a romantic candlelit tasting of cider and other drinks in the sandstone caves of Līgatne (approx. 30 minutes). You can also snack on cheese made of cow milk and purchase homemade wine and other beverages.

Apple cider and apple ice cider, produced from the autumn and winter apple varieties of the self-managed garden. Wine and cider tastings. Produce can be purchased on-site all year round without prior arrangement.

Winery "LAUSKIS" was founded in 2019 and is located in Lēdmane parish, Krape manor. It is placed in vaulted cellars which are more than 300 years old. The name "LAUSKIS" was given for honoring Vilis Lauskis, who is the great grandfather of the winery owner Vents Grinbaums. The wine is produced from local fruits and berries that are biologically grown in orchards next to the winery. Many of the apple trees have been planted more than 100 years ago by the famous Gardener and generations took care of them. Their fruits deliver an outstanding taste of the wine.

The farm produces semi-dry and semi-sweet apple cider and chokeberry-apple cider. Tours and tastings are available, as well as an opportunity to participate in the cider making process by picking apples and pressing juice in autumn. Cider and other drinks produced by the winery can be purchased.

The Abuls cider cellar and apple orchard is located on the outskirts of Smiltene, on the very upper reaches of the River Abuls. It is one of the oldest and at the same time also one of the smallest cideries in Latvia. There are around 400 apple trees growing in the orchard, ranging from varieties that are typical to the North of Vidzeme to specifically selected crab apple trees for cider making.

The cidery offers tastings of the single apple variety cider “Pepiņš”, of cider made with wild yeast, using the natural yeast from apple peel, and of cider that has been combined with “Jaunā pasaule” hops. A tour of the cidery and the orchard is available, guided by the owner himself, a cider maker with 20 years of experience. Cider can be purchased.

Cider and apple calvados is produced in the historical moonshine distillery (1827) of Malnava Manor, located 35 km from Rēzekne. Visitors can tour the facility, taste the products and have some snacks. The estate, park and Hitler bunker are open to tourism, and there is information for visitors about destinations in Latgale.

Both the dry and semi-sweet cider is made from apples picked from the old apple trees, which ensure a truly unique and amazing flavour. Produce can be purchased on-site. A 1 h long tour of the Malnovys uobuļu cider factory, manor and the park is available. Tasting and snacks by prior arrangement.

An organic farm that has been producing cider and wine since 2012. Here you will find the largest wild apple orchard in the Baltics, with its 6 ha of land and around 20 varieties of wild apple trees, making a total of about 2000 trees. Cider and wine production as well as tastings take place in a 19th century stone masonry building, the former “Tiltakrogs”.

Wild apples ensure a truly special flavour and one that is unique to Naukšēnu cider. Tasting of all of the available drinks accompanied by snacks is available. The produce can be purchased in the on-site shop. Wild apple collective harvest is organised in autumn.

Jaunmoku Gardens is a family business of the Kalēju family, which has been growing high-quality Latvian fruit next to Jaunmoku Castle for almost 20 years. Jaunmoku cider is made entirely from the highest quality apples grown in the family’s gardens.

One of the few ciders in Latvia that is made according to the traditional champenoise method and aged for 12-24 months in dark and cool cellars. In 2016 and 2018, recognised as the best Latvian cider in the Latvian Wine and Cider Competition. Tasting and group visits are available.