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340: Eric Bordelet on Pairing Cider with Food

Cider Pairing with Food “One must taste, taste, taste to know.” say maker Eric Bordelet when pairing food with cider. Yes, it is not as simple as seeing the menu, but also knowing how both the Chefs in the kitchen and the Maker in the cidery work with their ingredients at hand. In this Cider … Read more

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321: Cider Styles with Eric Bordelet

French Cider Tour with Eric Bordelet Reservations for the Normandy and Brittany Cider Tour have been extended to June 15, 2022. Find the trip itinerary and reservation link at https://ciderchat.com/france-cider-tour At the Cidery with Eric Bordelet In this episode we hear about techniques and classifications of cider made by  the well known French cidermaker Eric … Read more

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295: Western Cider | Missoula, Montana

Who is Western Cider Texans Michael Billingsley and Matthew LaRubbio are childhood friends who now both live in Montana and founded Western Cider in 2010. The cidery is based in Missoula and has an indoor and outdoor tasting room alongside the Clark Fork River.  Michael credits his love for Montana to the television series Lonesome Dove … Read more

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219: Sorbs Not Sulfites

Arnould Narazian of Paris, France is a Sorb Enthusiast Sorbs is the nick name of what is known as Sorbus Domestica. Enthusiast Arnould Narazian in this episode shares his knowledge and passion for this King of all Pommes. There is so much to say about sorbs, like: This “Service Tree’s wood was used for wooden … Read more

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188: Cider & Wine Safari w/Randall Grahm at Popelouchum

Off to Popelouchum with Randall But before our Popelouchum Safari, an exciting new estate vineyard, we delve into a wee bit of news to kick off this episode 188 Two New Cider Zines We begin with an overview of Graftwood and Full Juice, two new cider zines out of UK. Graftwood is a subscription based … Read more

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172: Tasting and Tour with Eric Bordelet

172: Cider Tasting with Eric Bordelet Audio snapshots of a tasting and tour w/Eric Bordelet and the tour group visiting Normandy France in September 2018. The first Totally Cider Tour to roll out took a group of super awesome people to makers both on the Route du Cidre in Pays d’Auge and to the south … Read more