Snow Capped Cider Dominates GLINTCAP 2025 with Record-Breaking Wins
Snow Capped Cider just shattered GLINTCAP records in 2025, snatching their second consecutive Midsize Cidermaker of the Year award and an unprecedented 10 Best in Class titles.
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Snow Capped Cider, led by owner and head cidermaker Kari Williams, continues its streak of excellence by being named Midsize Cidermaker of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 2025 GLINTCAP. In an unprecedented achievement, Snow Capped Cider also took home 10 Best in Class awards, setting a new record at the competition for the most ever received in a single year.
“This moment is monumental for our entire team,” said Williams. “To earn back-to-back Midsize Cidermaker of the Year honors, and hold the record for the most Best in Class awards in GLINTCAP history, is both surreal and humbling. These accolades reflect our team’s relentless passion and precision, and the incredible quality of fruit we’re able to grow on the Western Slope of the Rockies,” said Williams.
With more than 1,400 international entries from the United States, Spain, Japan, Canada, and beyond, GLINTCAP is widely recognized as the most prestigious competition in the cider industry. Judging is conducted blindly by a diverse panel of certified experts and industry professionals.
This year’s awards bring Snow Capped Cider’s all-time GLINTCAP total to 27 Best in Class awards, the highest achieved to date. The cidery earned 13 total Gold medals, with 10 receiving the Best in Class, along with 38 Silver and 8 Bronze medals.
Snow Capped Cider’s continued dominance across diverse cider styles, from heirloom blends and perry to wood-aged and specialty dry ciders, demonstrates both its immense technical skill and its commitment to craft. The use of historic English, French, and American cider apples grown at some of the highest orchards in the country sets Snow Capped apart from competitors.
Snow Capped Cider’s 2025 Best in Class Winners:
- Chisel Jersey – 1st Best in Class Heirloom Cider (Sweet)
- Gravenstein – 2nd Best in Class Heirloom Cider (Sweet)
- Winesap – 3rd Best in Class Heirloom Cider (Sweet)
- Yarlington Mill – 2nd Best in Class Tannin Forward Cider (Dry)
- Winter Pear – 1st Best in Class Low Tannin Perry
- Porters & Perry – 1st Best in Class Fruit Cider (Dry)
- Blanc Mollet – 1st Best in Class Wood Aged Cider
- BBL Aged Kingston Black – 3rd Best in Class Wood Aged Cider
- Hopped Apricot – 1st Best in Class Specialty Cider and Perry (Dry)
- Rockie’s Rose – 3rd Best in Class Specialty Cider and Perry (Dry)
To see the full list of awards, visit https://michiganciders.com/1640-2/.
About Snow Capped Cider
Our high-quality, cider-specific fruit is cultivated in Colorado, drawing on authentic English and French orchard styles. This approach eliminates the need for added artificial sugars, ensuring a clean, fresh taste.
We are pioneers in Colorado’s fruit-growing history, having first introduced innovative techniques to maximize the natural flavors, quality, quantity, and variety of our produce. Our farms have nurtured over 100 apple varieties and 40 peach varieties, including cider-specific apples, perry pears, and many heritage and cider-specific fruits. Innovation led our family as the first Colorado orchard fruit farmers to implement trellis growing systems, and we pioneered the use of micro-sprinkler technology, propane heating systems, and wind machines.
Located at the base of Grand Mesa in the stunning Surface Creek Valley of Colorado’s Western Slope, Snow Capped Ciders’ orchards sit at an elevation of 6,130 – 7,000 feet—making it one of the highest elevation orchards in the world. The unique high UV exposure, climate of high elevation, warm days, temperature shifts, and cool nights capture the crisp essence of Colorado, with trees spending more time in the recovery and growth periods, producing a clean and balanced cider.
Our Colorado-grown hard ciders are the culmination of over a century of fruit-growing expertise. Each generation has contributed significantly to the development of our family orchards, vineyards, and legacy. We take pride in continuing our family’s commitment to quality, innovation, and excellence with every cider we produce. Read more history here.
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