370: Innovative Ciders of Domaine Marois

Antoine Marois is Tantalizing the Taste Buds of Cider Fans On a sloping hill on the east side of the picturesque village of Cambremer sits Domaine Marois. The lead up to the home is formidable with a long drive that leads to the barrel room and production facility for the Domaine. Behind the home is … Read more

369: Baba Yaga & Holistic Orchards | NC

Discover Kordick Family Farm and Baba Yaga Hear from Dorsey and daughter Brittany, the mother and daughter team at Korkdick Family Farm with Baba Yaga as their guide. Dorsey is a long time apple fan and even attended Peter Mitchell’s cidermaking courses in the UK early on making her one of the first American’s to … Read more

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359: Vala’s Cider for their 300,000 Annual Visitors | Nebraska

The Vala Family’s Business Model Tim Vala had a vision over 39 years ago to build a destination for family fun. It started with a Upick strawberry patch that grew into a pumpking patch, orchard. It then evolved into kid friendly rides and food stands. Vala’s Pumpking Patch and Orchard is located to the southwest … Read more

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343: Volunteers are the Engine of the Event | CiderDays 2.0 Part 3

Volunteering for CiderDays, Since 1994 On the first ever CiderDays, which was a one day event held on November 5, 1994, volunteers were stationed at local cider mills to encourage people to learn how to make cider. When the event became a 2-day experience, volunteers helped to make this annual event which is held on … Read more

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331: Bodacious Ciders, Cookbook & Treats | Carr’s Ciderhouse, MA

Nicole Blum of Carr’s Ciderhouse will be one of 6 celebrated women in cider speaking at the November 5th Cider Dinner at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the Cider Dinner go live on September 3, 2022. Sign up now for eCiderNews to get emailings to Early Ticket Release dates. Wild & Tame … Read more

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231: The Big Book of Cidermaking

Meet the Shockeys Authors of The Big Book of Cidermaking Christopher Shockey and Kristen K. Shockey have written a Big Book all on cidermaking! This book was released is September of 2020. “Cider Chat is a participant in the Amazon Associates Program. By clicking on product links below, you support Cider Chat as we may … Read more

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206: Oakland’s Crooked City Cider | CA

Crooked City Cider Tap House is located in the Jack London Square area of Oakland California. A mere stone’s throw away in the Square you can take the fast speed ferry to San Francisco and other nearby ferry hops, making the neighborhood surrounding Crooked City a very happening scene. The owner of this spacious tap … Read more

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185: Who are the Pomme Boots?

Who are the Pomme Boots? The Pomme Boots Society was founded in 2015 an organization for women working in the cider industry. The first meet up of Pommes Boots was at CiderCon2016 held in Portland, Oregon. This episode was recorded at the Pomme Boots meeting held at CiderCon2019, an annual cider conference hosted by the United … Read more

117: Distillery Lane Ciderworks | Maryland

In 2000 Rob Miller and his family moved to Frederick County, Maryland after having bought the property that is now called Distillery Lane Ciderworks via an auction. With cider on their mind they immediately got to work creating an 11 acre orchard by planting apple trees. In 2010, Distillery Lane Ciderworks began selling “hard cider” … Read more