Jeffrey House’s Achievements

1. First developer of an American Pear Cider in 1994. ACE PEAR.

2. First maker of a commercial honey cider/ ciser in the US, ACE Honey.

3. Maker of the World’s Original Pumpkin cider, In 2010, ACE Pumpkin.

4. Innovator of the World’s first Pineapple cider. ACE Pineapple in 2013.

5. Pioneer of California wine export, the first to exhibit CA wines at the London Wine Fair in 1981.

6. First shipper of California wines to Bermuda in 1981 and bulk iso-tank Ruby Cabernet to Denmark in 1982.

7. First importer of Fullers beers to North America in 1980 and Fuller’s ESB in 1987, which was a catalyst for the American Craft beer movement.

8. Importer of Golden Promise Organic ale the first organic ale in the US in 1988.

   
   

9. Opened up America’s very first Cider Pub and garden in decades, in Sebastopol , California in 1999. The Ace- in- the- Hole had a 22 year history.

10. Helped in the renaissance of the American cider market growth by importing British ciders and making the ACE cider brand the number one fruit cider in the US in 2020, selling over 1.3 million cases.

11. Made the ACE brand the first nationally distributed craft cider in 2020 and sold it to another drinks entity in a multi- million dollar deal.

12. House has been working on his autobiography for the last couple of years, published in May 2024, The Cider King/ How I Aced It! For more details go to ciderking.net. House is now considering a possible sequel.