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!
Cider’s Best Friend is Perry Enjoy this panel discussion “Pear Necessities: The Fruit and Flavours of International Perry recorded at CiderCon 2024. The panel was moderated by drinks writer, Adam Wells of the UK. Sitting to his right was Tom Oliver of Olivers Cider and Perry Ltd (UK), Laura Cherry of Dragon’s Head Cider (Washington … Read more
Saint Peterburg on Florida’s West Coast Welcomes Green Bench Green Bench can boast being a microbrewery, meadery, and cidery in a region where palm trees rule! Despite that small inconvenience of no apples trees to speak of growing in Florida, maker Brian Wing has been rolling out the cider barrels since 2015. Green Bench itself … Read more
Wendy LeBlanc and Patrick Mann met in Washington State before moving to Germany to settle into the 1785 homestead owned by Patrick’s parents. One would think that living near the 14,000 foot (4267.2 meter) mountains of the Pacific Northwest made this cidermaking couple inured to big mountains. They on the other hand blame the mountainous … Read more
The Yeast and Sugar Slurry Ryan Monkman of FieldBird Cider in Ontario continue on with helping Ria get ready to bottle cider that has been conditioning for over 2 years! In this episode we discuss the amount of sugar to add, what kind of yeast to use and how to make what is known as … Read more
Omni is defined as being a bit of everything. With that definition in place it is fair to say that Cider is in the Era of Omnia. Let’s search for the fruit of the story from the Renaissance era to the often-bizarre works of the Mannerist painter and sculptors of that time. We are exploring … Read more
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 … Read more
Discover traditional straw pressing of cider at Sandford Orchards with Barny Butterfield based in Devon. This Cider Chat was prerecorded at CiderCon2019. In this episode In this chat we discussed the traditional method of making cider using straw for the pressing, that is still used at Sandford Orchard for a specific group of locals, that … Read more
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. Variety of Apples tasted during this recording Orchard at Domaine du Manoir de Montreuil Orchard management tip: When Patrice notices insects on the trees, he lets the cows in the … Read more
Lees: When should we love them and when should we leave them? And what the heck is “lees” anyways? The main chat in this episode begins around 10 minutes in and features Curt Sherrer presenting his workshop titled “All Lees Are Not Gross” It was recorded at the 24th Annual Franklin County CiderDays. Why rack … Read more
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