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
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
The Maison de la Pomme et Poire (House of apple and Pear) was created in 1983 in Barenton by the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park. In June 25, 2016 it reopened, after a bit of new construction, as the Musée du Poiré. In this chat we discuss the Route du Poiré which can be followed along … Read more
Part 2 with Eric Bordelet We begin this chat with Eric Bordelet in the ancient pear tree orchard. He lead us into a large green field with low grass. We look out in the distance and see 35 foot (10 meters) high trees ahead. The trees are laden with fruit. The background music is the … Read more
Who is Eric Bordelet Eric Bordelet is both the maker and the brand at Chateau de Hauteville on the southern edge of Normandy in the village of Châtaigne. The fact that he exports 80% of his ciders to markets around the world at a premium price worthy of a fine wine is just one of … Read more
Celebrate with The Nose and I, as we chat on our fall trip to see cidermakers in the Netherlands and France and reflect over an amazing year of 52 podcasts promoting cider and perry around the world. I’ve posted “semi” exact times within this episode for mini clips from specific episodes, so you can scroll … Read more
Colin Davis is Production Manager and cidermaker at Shacksbury, a cidery based in northern Vermont in the town of Shoreham. Shacksbury was incorporated in 2013 and began selling ciders in 2014. Unlike many new startups that focus locally, the decision was made early on, to sell broadly. … Read more
Note: Jen is longer working at with the NY Cider Association, but don’t let that deter you from listening to this episode. Both the New York Cider Association and Glynwood are still going strong and are completely involved in the cider industry. ————- Jennifer Smith the Executive Director of New York Cider Association and Sara … Read more
Who is Randall Grahm Randall Grahm has been rocking the world of winemaking for over 30 years. He began commercially selling wine under the Bonny Doon Vineyard label in 1983 when he opened the winery’s tasting room in the hills north of Santa Cruz, California in the village of Boony Doon. He authored Been Doon … Read more
© 2025 Cider Chat