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

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