Simon Day, opening a bottle of "Chapel Pleck" a champagne method Perry

180: Cider Is Wine | Simon Day, UK

180: Cider Is Wine | Simon Day of Once Upon a Tree, UK This chat was recorded at CiderCon2019 in Chicago. Simon Day and I did not speak directly on the topic of the “Cider is Wine” debate, but I do suspect that his early upbringing which was intrenched in the wine culture certainly informs … Read more

Anne Marie Thornton: James Creek Ciderhouse

179: Southern Apples | James Creek Ciderhouse, NC

James Creek Ciderhouse Dynamic Duo A cider dinner recording from CiderCon2019 in Chicago with Ann Marie and David Thornton of James Creek Ciderhouse in Cameron, North Carolina. Before this main feature I read an email from a Russian cidermaker, helping us learn a bit more about the cider culture in this region of the world. … Read more

WWII Solider drinking cider

178: WWII and Cider | Paying Tribute on Tour

178: WWII and Cider | Paying Tribute on Tour Midweek on the Totally Cider Tour to Normandy our first stop of the day was to tour the Brittany American Cemetery also referred to as the Saint James Cemetery. It is located approximately an hour from Mont-Saint-Michel, 3.5 hours from Paris. It lies not in Brittany, but … Read more

177 Domaine du Montreuil

177: Giard | 13 Generations Making Cider, FR

Domaine du Manoir de Montreuil with Patrice Giard In this episode: Patrice Giard recorded during the Totally Cider Tour to Normandy France in September 2018. Patrice is a 13th generation cidermaker at this family farm. Patrice, his wife and his daughter are running the farm. His daughter’s focus is on milk production with Patrice focusing … Read more

176 Feature We Like Cider

176: We Like Cider

176: We Like Cider In this episode we begin with: News out and about in Ciderville – Thank you Nathan for becoming a patron of Cider Chat. Nathan is part of Harcourt Apples based in Australia approximately 11/2 hours outside of Melbourne. Audio Snap Shots from the Totally Cider Tour Monterey Bay | California, that … Read more

beginner cider maker feature CiderCon2019

175: Beginner Cider Making Q & A | Pt 2

Part 2 of a two part series with a Question and Answer (Q & A) on Beginner Cider Making with 5 panelists in the cider industry Marcus Robert – Tieton Cider Works, Washington Tim Godfrey – Golden State Cider, California Eleanor Leger – Eden Specialty Cider, Vermont Brent Myles – Slye Clyde Cider, Virginia Ben … Read more

Beginner Cider Makers Q & A

174: Beginner Cider Making Q & A | Part 1

A Question and Answer (Q & A) on Beginner Cider Making with 5 panelists in the cider industry Marcus Robert – Tieton Cider Works, Washington Tim Godfrey – Golden State Cider, California Eleanor Leger – Eden Specialty Cider, Vermont Brent Myles – Slye Clyde Cider, Virginai Ben Calvi – Vermont Cider Co, Vermont Pre-recorded at … Read more

Lee Reeve with Japanese cider Tekikaka

173: Aomori to Nagano | inCiderJapan

173: Aomori to Nagano | inCiderJapan Lee Reeve is the Publisher and Editor of the quarterly magazine inCiderJapan, the country’s first and only bilingual magazine dedicated to all things cider. Lee and I recorded a chat while attending CiderCon2019 in Chicago. He came ready to pour a selection of Japanese ciders from makers in two … Read more

Bordelet corme feature

172: Tasting and Tour with Eric Bordelet

172: Cider Tasting with Eric Bordelet Audio snapshots of a tasting and tour w/Eric Bordelet and the tour group visiting Normandy France in September 2018. The first Totally Cider Tour to roll out took a group of super awesome people to makers both on the Route du Cidre in Pays d’Auge and to the south … Read more

171 Totally Cider Tour - Marcus & Eryn

171: Americans in Paris | Cider Tourists Speak

171: Americans in Paris | Cider Tourists Speak In late September 2018, a group of cider travelers met with the producers of Pays d’Auge and Domfrontais, two regions of cider and perry making in Normandy, France. They were out to taste Normandy and see the landmark sights of this western region of France that abuts … Read more