RED CLAY CIDERWORKS LAUNCHED IN 2014 WITH A DREAM TO MAKE LOCAL, SMALL-BATCH HARD CIDER AND A PASSION TO SHARE IT. THE SEED WAS PLANTED IN 1995 WHEN JAY WAS STATIONED IN SICILY WITH THE U.S.NAVY, WHERE A FEW LOCAL FAMILIES INVITED HIM TO HELP MAKE THE NEXT YEAR’S SUPPLY OF WINE. THE CAMARADERIE AND SATISFACTION HE EXPERIENCED IN WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE LIBATIONS FROM SCRATCH SPROUTED A NEW INTEREST IN ALL THINGS FERMENTABLE. UPON RETURNING HOME, JAY BEGAN MAKING BEER AND WINE WITH A FEW NAVY BUDDIES, AND DESPITE THE TRIAL AND ERROR PROCESS EVERY HOME BREWER AND WINE MAKER GOES THROUGH, THE SEED WAS PLANTED AND A NEW PASSION TOOK ROOT.