--- title: Craft Farmhouse Cider | Kevin Collins description: Hornell, NY born and raised - living out a dream of building a business from the ground up and producing a quality hard cider to share with friends and future friends in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. --- [![craft hard cider, artisinal hard cider, farmhouse cider](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/hs-fs/file-702185405-png/Blog_post_photos/cider_creek_blog_header_with_text.png?width=1348&name=cider_creek_blog_header_with_text.png "craft hard cider, artisinal hard cider, farmhouse cider")](http://www.cidercreekhardcider.com) # ![bottle_shot_for_blog](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/hs-fs/file-697447983-png/Blog_post_photos/bottle_shot_for_blog.png)   ## Kevin Collins Hornell, NY born and raised - living out a dream of building a business from the ground up and producing a quality hard cider to share with friends and future friends in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [Cider Creek Hard Cider's Trip to La Route du Cidre: Stop 2 Domaine Dupont](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/cider-creek-hard-ciders-trip-to-la-route-du-cidre-stop-2-domaine-dupont) Posted by: [Kevin Collins](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/author/kevin-collins) Aug 4, 2014 9:00:00 AM --- **The 2nd stop we made on the Route Du Cidre was Domaine Dupont** The facility and grounds was by far the most impressive. The sprauling estate sits on 74 acres where over 13 different varieties of cider apples are used to produce ciders, pommeau and calvados. The history of the Dupont Family in the Pays d'Auge region in Normandy goes back for more than 3 centuries. The oldest known family member, Pierre Dupont, was born in 1703. The Dupont family prides itself on producing perfect fruit first, which they say is a direct result of their terroir, the nutrient poor clay and marl soil.  While we can't attest to the terrior, we can say that this was our favorite of all of our stops. Their techniques and passion for quality are both something Cider Creek can appreciate. We purchased: - [Cidre Triple](http://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/cidre-triple.htm) - sparkling cider - [Organic Cider](http://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/organic-cider.htm) - sparkling cider - [Cidre Bouche](http://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/cidre-bouche.htm) - sparkling cider - [Givre](http://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/givre.htm) - an iced cider - [Calvados Cream](http://www.calvados-dupont.com/en/calvados-cream.htm) - also known as Dream Cream, very much like a Bailey's but the base is Calvados. [more](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/cider-creek-hard-ciders-trip-to-la-route-du-cidre-stop-2-domaine-dupont) Topics: [Our favorite ciders](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/our-favorite-ciders) ## [Kevin and Melanie Collins Team Up with Another Boston Charity ](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/kevin-and-melanie-collins-team-up-with-another-boston-charity) Posted by: [Kevin Collins](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/author/kevin-collins) May 25, 2014 10:33:52 AM In [‪](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/honor?source=feed_text&story_id=564375710348072)honor of Memorial Day and all of the service members that have fought and fallen for our great country, my wife and I will be donating a portion of Cider Creek Hard Cider's proceeds with bottles that have the American Flag Cap and Growlers with blue tops to the Massachusetts Soldiers Legacy Fund.  [more](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/kevin-and-melanie-collins-team-up-with-another-boston-charity) Topics: [Cider Creek Gives Back](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/cider-creek-gives-back) [All posts](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [About the Company (1)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/about-the-company) - [Building a Cidery (1)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/building-a-cidery) - [Cider Creek Gives Back (2)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/cider-creek-gives-back) - [Distribution (3)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/distribution) - [Events and Press (2)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/events-and-press) - [Inside the Cidery (1)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/inside-the-cidery) - [Our favorite ciders (3)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/our-favorite-ciders) - [Where to Buy Cider Creek Hard Cider (7)](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/topic/where-to-buy-cider-creek-hard-cider) [see all](https://blog.cidercreekhardcider.com/author/kevin-collins#)