Cider on the Table like Fine Wine at Ragged Hill Steve Garwood and daughter Anne Garwood Hampp are the mastermind duo at Ragged Hill Cider based in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. They brought a selection of bottles to taste through and we started with the Baldwin. “Body gives you a perception of fullness and sweetness” is … Read more
Going to CiderDays 2.0 | Part 1 This year 2022 is the reboot of America’s oldest educational and festive cider event dubbed this year as CiderDays 2.0 and this episode we tip the glass to those who are helping make it happen and find out what they are doing on November 4th-6th. In this episode … Read more
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
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
Fermentis Offers 4 Cider Yeast for Makers Anne Flesch Regional Sales Manager and Technical Sales Support Manager at Fermentis helps us sort through the magical world of yeast and fermenting cider. And she also address 3 listener questions on the topic of yeast and fermentation. Upcoming Q&A with Fermentis on September 29th, 2022. Go to … Read more
New Hampshire’s Oldest Distillery | Flag Hill Brian Ferguson is a Pennsylvania native who came to Flag Hill via the Cayman Island and ever since both he and his wife Maggie have continued to transform what was once a farm into a multi venue location. Driving up to the farm one will see vineyards that … Read more
How the Laird Family honed the making of Apple Jack In Part 1 of this two part series on Laird’s & Company, we met with 9th generation Lisa Laird Dunn. Lisa is the COO and Global Ambassador of this family business. In that episode #333 Lisa shared the family’s 324 year history beginning in 1698 … 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
The inspiration behind Cider Planet With author Claude Jolicoeur on this newest book Cider Planet is being released on September 23, 2022. Claude has authored to previous books on cider. Du pommier au cidre The New Cider Maker’s Handbook Cider Planet: Exploring the Producers, Practices, and Unique Traditions of Craft Cider and Perry from Around … Read more
Yes! Cider has a back story behind the American Revolution In the 1700s ceramic teapots were the political bumper stickers of the day! In this episode we hear about the Cyder Act teapot that the Museum of the American Revolution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has just acquired. The museum’s Curator of Collections, Mark Turdo, tells … Read more
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