Bantam Cider, founded by Dana Masterpolo and Michelle da Silva in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched its first product and flagship cider, Wunderkind, in January 2012.[2] In 2013 Bantam Cider relocated to nearby Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts with the establishment of its new production facility based in the old home of the White Rose Baking Company. In March 2014 Bantam Cider opened an on-premises all-cider taproom becoming the first of its kind, in Massachusetts [3][4]