Cider Chat Ep: 464 Dan Samek of Prague in the Czech Republic

464: Czech Cider: From Roadside Apples to Cellar Ferments

A conversation with Czech Cider Fan Dan Samek This episode brings us to the heart of Europe by way of Vermont. Ria sat down with Dan Samek, a cider enthusiast and home distiller from Prague, to talk about the evolving cider scene in the Czech Republic. They met at Kilowatt Park which is on the … Read more

463 Eric Depradine of Zydeco Meadery

463: Zydeco Meadery: Fermenting Roots from Trinidad to New England

Eric Depradine of Zydeco Meadery crafts mead with Heart, Honey, and Heritage As securing permission, Eric was able to start his fermentation journey in high school with a science project using cane juice. That spark stayed with him through his time in Louisiana and Kansas, eventually shaping what is now Zydeco Meadery in North Attleborough, … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 462 The Newt's cider called The Winston

462: Cider in a Cathedral of Opulence | The Newt, UK

A Digital Media Empire Embraces Cider at The Newt The Newt in Somerset is a world-class estate blending cider-making, luxury hospitality, and horticultural excellence. The estate is owned by South African owners Karen Roos and her husband Koos Bekker, who is a South African tech entrepreneur known for his innovative ventures, including transforming media group … Read more

461 Levi Danielson of RAW Cider Pouring a glass

461: From Driftless to Dayton RAW Cider with Levi Danielson

Levi Danielson is the founder and cider maker at RAW Cider, based in Dayton, Oregon. With roots in the Driftless Region of Minnesota and a cidery nestled among cider apples and pears in the Willamette Valley, Levi’s story is one of wild ferments, place-based cider, and planting for the future – both in Oregon and … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 460 James Forbes holding a bottle of cider with Little Pomona logo overhead

460: James Forbes on Little Pomona’s Ciders & Legacy

An intimate sit down with James Forbes of Little Pomona to talk about grief of losing his wife and business partner Susanna Forbes, the growth of the cidery, and the evolving identity of one this select cidery. Remembering Susanna Forbes Susanna Forbes, co-founder of Little Pomona, passed away way too early in her life in … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 459 Sophie Horstink de Groote Wei

459: The Apple Finch’s Pet-Nats at de Groote Wei Cider | Netherlands

Fourth-Generation Farmer, First-Generation Cidermaker Sophie Horstink of De Groote Wei, which means The Great Meadow in Dutch, is crafting Dutch cider as a value added project at her family’s farm. Located in the eastern Netherlands near Arnhem, the farm spans 16 hectares and has long produced dessert apples and pears. The Horstink family market is … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 458 Donatas Geneys of Sodo Sidrine

458: Sodo Sidriné and the Rise of Lithuanian Craft Cider

Donatas Genys didn’t set out to launch Lithuania’s first keeved cider. But after trips to England and Normandy, years of experimentation, and the planting of over 6,000 cider apple trees, that’s exactly what he’s doing. At Sodo Sidriné, located just a few kilometers from the city of Kaunus, Donatas is into a whole new era … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 457 Kari Williams Snow Capped Cider

457: Snow Capped Cider: A Family Legacy at 7,000 Feet | CO

At the base of Colorado’s Grand Mesa, the world’s largest flat-top mountain, five generations of fruit growers have worked the land. Today, Snow Capped Cider carries on that legacy, crafting estate-grown ciders from fruit nurtured at elevations between 6,130 and 7,000 feet. The high desert sun, volcanic soil, and pure snowmelt water combine to create … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 456 Abram Goldman Armstrong

456: From Oregon to Norway: Abram Goldman-Armstrong’s Cider Journey

This episode of Cider Chat, was recorded in person with Abram Goldman-Armstrong at CiderCon2025 in Chicago. Hear his journey to cider. From growing up in Oregon’s Yamhill County to his current work in Norway’s Hardanger region at Alde Sider. Abram began fermenting cider as a student in Minnesota and went on to found the cidery … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 455 John Edwards and Zero % hit

455: Zero Percent Sh*t | John Edwards Returns

John Edwards, longtime cider maker and integral team member at Ross on Wye Cider & Perry Co., and the creative force behind his personal label Fly be Night Cider was last on the podcast in 2019. In this Cider Chat with John Edwards ohn is part of the tight-knit crew at Ross Cider who keep … Read more