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�Anna�s Cider had only just begun making ground when the 91����� Fire hit, sparing nothing,� begins a in the Ventura County Reporter. The cider house, based in Santa Paula, California, and owned by alumni Anna (Dunlap) and Dominic O�Reilly (both �12), had begun bottling its initial run of dry and semi-dry ciders when the fire wiped out $15,000 in product alone.

�The future, however, is bright, as the couple aims to rebuild and take their shared experience on to bigger and better goals,� the story continues.

The head winemaster at Topa Mountain Winery in Ojai, Mr. O�Reilly had recently begun to expand into the hard-cider business, sensing a demand for drier varieties. �The couple�s cider appeared once in keg form at Azu Restaurant in Ojai,� author Chris O�Neal writes, �and they had plans to release more to restaurants and even bottle �Batch #3� before the fire hit.�

Undeterred, however, the O�Reillys intend to press forward with . They have launched a to help recover their losses, and they have already chosen a name for Anna�s Cider�s next batch. �As soon as we get back on our feet,� Mrs. O�Reilly tells the Recorder, �our first batch that we do we�re going to call the Phoenix Blend, the comeback after the fire.�