Portland Cider Co. Brings Home Best Cider from the 2020 Sunset International Wine Competition

PORTLAND, OR  (Aug. 12, 2020) –– Portland Cider Co., one of Oregon’s longest operating
independent craft cider producers, won multiple categories at the 2020 Sunset
International Wine Competition. The cider company brought home the awards for Double
Gold Best of Class (Sorta Sweet), Best of Show Cider (Sorta Sweet) and Silver (Kinda Dry).
Sorta Sweet took home a Double Gold medal and Best of Class title in the Hard Cider
category and Best of Show with a score of 98 points.

The 2020 Sunset International Wine Competition featured wines and ciders that were blind
tasted by industry experts, researchers, growers, writers, producers and sommeliers to
determine the winners in each category. Judging took place on June 23 and 24, 2020, in
Santa Rosa, California.

“Sorta Sweet continues to be our most-awarded cider with seven total Gold Medals to
its name,” said Jeff Parrish, co-owner of Portland Cider Co. “It’s gratifying to be
awarded for your efforts, especially in a competition that is the caliber of the Sunset
International Wine Competition with experienced sommeliers assessing ciders and
wine from all over the world.”

Since first entering competitions, Portland Cider Company’s Sorta Sweet has claimed over
15 awards, and since the cidery’s establishment, it has won nearly 100 awards for its
products and taprooms, including Best Cider House and Best Cidery in Portland.

Portland Cider Co.’s Sorta Sweet is a love song to the Oregon craft cider movement and the
company’s most award-winning cider. It’s semi-sweet, refreshing and effervescent, and is a
winning example of the marriage of the owners of Portland Cider: an Oregon native & UK
expat on a mission to bring quality cider to the world. The higher levels of natural sugars
are balanced with the right amount of tartness that offers a fresh finish that tastes like
biting into a crisp apple. Available year-round, Sorta Sweet is made from 100 percent
Northwest apples.

While many wine and spirit competitions have been canceled for 2020, the 2020 Sunset
International Wine Competition was determined to take place and saw a 10 percent
increase in entries compared to the 2019 competition.

“All imaginable health precautions were taken to ensure the safety of judges and backroom
staff, while the wines were given the full measure of respect they deserve. Secondly, we are
grateful to all the wineries that sent in their wines for evaluation. This year’s entries
garnered a record number of Golds and Double Golds, making for a very competitive
Sweepstakes round,” said Debra Del Fiorentino, President of Wine Competitions
Production & Management, who owns and operates the Sunset International Wine
Competition.

About Portland Cider Company
Portland Cider Company was started in 2013 by an Oregonian and a family of British expats
with the mission of bringing cider, handcrafted in the English tradition, to the Northwest.
One of Oregon’s longest operating independent cider producers, Portland Cider has two
taproom locations: the Portland Cider House at 3638 SE Hawthorne Blvd. and the
Clackamas Taproom and Cidery at 8925 SE Jannsen Rd, Bldg. F, in Clackamas. Since its
opening, the cidery has won nearly 100 awards for its products and taprooms, including
being named Best Cider House and Best Cidery in Portland. For more information, visit
PortlandCider.com and engage on social media at @portlandcider.