Normandy Cider Trail Tips
Annie Sargent is the Producer and Host of a fantastic and informative podcast for anyone thinking about traveling to France called “Join Us in France Travel Podcast“. In this episode, Annie and I do duel recordings to share with both of our podcast audiences. I get to share my passion for French Cider [cidre] and Perry [poiré] and provide both Ciderville, Annie, and the Join Us in France audience a taste of the Normandy Cider Trail with tons of tips!
In this Cider Chat
- What is cidre?
- What is Poiré?
- Why make this a destination in France?
- Tips for preparing for a cider tour to Normandy
- Key towns and Routes in Normandy
- Route du Cidre – Pays d’Auge – renown cider apples 9non eating apples0. This region requires 100% cider apples in the cidre to be distilled into Calvados for the Pays d’Auge Appellation
- Route du Poiré – Domfrontais – renown Perry Pears, specific pear varieties used for fermenting into Poiré and Calvados. This region must have at the minimum 35% Poiré distilled into Calvodos for the Domfront Appellation
Key sights to see on Normandy Cider Trail
- White cliffs of Etretat
- WWII cemeteries
- Mont Saint Michel
- Museé du Poiré
Join Ria and cider fans September 22-28, 209 for a Totally Cider Tour to Normandy. This special curated cider tour is fill with sight seeing trips, time to go solo and wander about and a bounty of cider.
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I happened to also record an episode with Cat Fleming at Ironbark! Check it out
