Meet one half of the family team at Botanist and Barrel Botanist and Barrel is a family owned and operated cidery based in North Carolina. Kether Smith and brother Lyndon and their respective spouses Derick McGuffey and Amie Fields make the magic happen at this eclectic cidery with two locations. They began selling cider commercially … Read more
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
Normandy to Brittany on the French Cider Tour The 2022 French Cider Tour that took travelers from across North America on a trip of a life time was a trip of a life time. Not only were the apple and pear trees laden with fruit, but the hot and humid weather pattern finally broke and … Read more
Calvados with Étienne Dupont | Domaine Dupont Étienne Dupont took over the Domaine Familial Etienne Dupont (Domaine Dupont) in the Pays d’Auge region of Normandy France from his father Louis and grandfather Jules in 1980. Episode 098: Jérôme Dupont | Domaine Dupont is a conversation with Étienne son who sadly passed away in 2018. The … Read more
America’s Oldest Distillery is Laird’s & Company Lisa Laird Dunn and Cider Chat MC Ria Windcaller had a sit down chat at the main offices of Laird’s & Company in Scobyville, New Jersey. They met in what was once the Laird’s family’s home ( a couple generations ago), but which is now the main headquarters … Read more
Tasting Calvados with Étienne Dupont Étienne Dupont took over the Domaine Familial Etienne Dupont in the Pays d’Auge region of Normandy France from his father Louis and grandfather Jules in 1980. Episode 098: Jérôme Dupont | Domaine Dupont is a conversation with Étienne son who sadly passed away in 2018. The recording with Jérôme provides … Read more
Who is the Sleeping Giant? Answer: French Cider is the Sleeping Giant of Cider The cider regions in Normandy and Brittany are steeped in tradition and rich with select apples and pears that showcase a very specific terroir from each of the appellations. While the rest of the world’s cider regions have been ramping up … Read more
The chat with Jérôme Dupont on this podcast episode 98 begins at 8:02 minutes in! The Domaine Dupont Background story The Louis Dupont Family Estate is a 70 acre (30 hectares) orchard that was bought by selling the family’s stock of calvados. In this chat I speak with Jérôme Dupont the great grandson of Jules … Read more
In this chat, I share with you my travels a.k.a reconnaissance for a future travel tourist trips to Normandy. This main chat begins at 12:30 minutes The Travel Begins Before I headed to France I first made a stop in the Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam and the well love park called Vondelpark. Cider Travel Tip: Nearby Amsterdam Centraal … Read more
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