Cider Tours in both North America and International tours to select cider regions. Recharge and refresh with fellow cider friends on curated tours with the world’s best makers and we dine at Michelin Star restaurants or picnic at historical landmarks and orchards all while raising a glass!
Cider Tours in both North America and International tours to select cider regions. Recharge and refresh with fellow cider friends on curated tours with the world’s best makers and we dine at Michelin Star restaurants or picnic at historical landmarks and orchards all while raising a glass!
An early conversation that explored possibilities cider was only beginning to consider. As Cider Chat moves toward its 500th episode, we revisit conversations from the earliest seasons, taking a long view of the moments that quietly shaped where cider and this podcast would go. This episode, originally recorded in Season One, features legendary winemaker Randall … Read more
An editorial on leadership, scarcity, and why cider no longer needs to borrow authority from beer or wine. In Let Cider Lead, host Ria Windcaller steps back from interviews to offer a clear-eyed reflection on the state of the cider industry, drawing on more than three decades in cider and nearly eleven years documenting the … Read more
What is natural cider, really? At CiderCon 2025, this panel session sets out to challenge what they believe is a big misconception in the U.S. cider market: that “natural cider” automatically means something funky, volatile, or flawed. As moderator Haritz Rodriguez explains right from the start, natural cider is often misunderstood as “super funky, super acidic … Read more
In this episode of Cider Chat MC, Ria Windcaller speaks with Ron Extract of Garden Path Fermentation about a lawsuit currently pending that challenges a surprising restriction in U.S. alcohol labeling. Ron explains that when his cidery submitted a label for TTB approval for the first time (because the cider was just over 7% ABV), … Read more
What is a chocolate pear? And why are sorbs (Sorbus domestica) slowly becoming one of the most intriguing fruits in the cider world? In this episode, we welcomes back Ben Kunesh for an update on his deepening travels, research, and real-world tastings of sorbs across Europe, including Croatia, the Czech Republic (Moravia), Slovakia, France, and … Read more
Chile’s Living Cider Tradition: Heritage Apples, Chicha, and the Revival of Southern Cider hile’s cider story is older, deeper, and more culturally embedded than many drinkers realize. In this live panel recorded at CiderCon, cider makers, orchardists, academics, and cooperative leaders come together to trace more than 450 years of apple fermentation—from Indigenous Chicha traditions … Read more
Meet Patrick McCauley, a Michigan-based cider maker and researcher, who is questioning some of the most common myths about American cider history.What Patrick uncovers is a far more regional, farm-based, and resilient cider story than the usual “cider died because of Prohibition” narrative. Cider Didn’t Decline When We Think It Did One of the biggest … Read more
Enjoy this annual winter tale from Cider Chat Central! In this special holiday episode, Cider Chat invites you to step into the enchanting world of the Talking Pommes. The Talking Pommes Grand Winter Party is more than just a story—it’s a celebration of all things pome, community, tradition, and the joy that comes with every glass of … Read more
At the New York Cider Fest in November, there were 2 Cider and Cheese sessions. Cider Chat Emcee Ria Windcaller attended one featuring ciders from 4 different makers. This cider and cheese pairing was led by Rachel Freier, a cheesemonger who is based in the Finger Lakes. She brought deep knowledge, humor, and a whole … Read more
Tom Oliver is delightfully talented, mischievously witty, and not only a renowned cider maker but also a top-notch perry maker. He may say, “If you’re going to make perry and work with pears, you’ve already identified yourself as being criminally insane,” but what we found was simply a bold maker willing to go the extra … Read more
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