Nicole Todd

It all started with a pickup truck full of found apples. Nicole Todd and her husband were searching for property when they stumbled across an abandoned apple orchard in Watsonville, CA. Nicole, having a passion for fermenting anything she can get her hands on, insisted they go back at night to collect and use the apple crop that was clearly going to waste. The obvious outcome for this found loot was CIDER! Having worked many years in wine and beer, the production part was easy for Nicole. She teamed up with her sister Natalie, the more business savvy of the two, to create Santa Cruz Cider Co in 2013. They have a tasting room and production space in the heart of Apple City, Watsonville, CA. They use 100% local apples to make 20+ kinds of ciders.