Cider Chat episode 471 – Paul Stephens of Newton Court Cider holding a bottle of Gasping Goose cider at the cidery in Herefordshire, UK.

471: Cider Tourism 101 | Newton Court, UK

Newton Court Cider began as a 30-acre farm selling apples to Bulmers. When the market changed, Paul Stephens turned those same orchards into a modern day cider business. His early inspiration came from Brian Shanks, the co-founder of Bold Rock Cider in Virginia. Though Bold Rock produces cider on a large, industrial scale, it was … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 469 feature cover photo – Getting Lost So You Don’t, UK Totally Cider Tour 2025 Recap Ria with Wallace of Wallace and Gromit in Bristol

469: Getting Lost, So You Don’t | UK Totally Cider Tour 225 Recap

UK Cider Tour 2025 Audio Snap Shots In this Episode 469 of Cider Chat, we brings listeners inside the UK Totally Cider Tour 2025 through the voices of the guests who joined. From Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, to Wales guests on this tour discovered not just cider and perry, but also community, history, and inspiration. First … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 460 James Forbes holding a bottle of cider with Little Pomona logo overhead

460: James Forbes on Little Pomona’s Ciders & Legacy

An intimate sit down with James Forbes of Little Pomona to talk about grief of losing his wife and business partner Susanna Forbes, the growth of the cidery, and the evolving identity of one this select cidery. Remembering Susanna Forbes Susanna Forbes, co-founder of Little Pomona, passed away way too early in her life in … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 194 Ross Cider with Ria, Mike and Albert

194: The Reason for Being | Ross on Wye Cider & Perry, UK

Family Teamwork at Ross Cider Mike Johnson grew up on Broome Farm picking up apples with his grandmother, in the rural country known as Herefordshire in the United Kingdom. Thirty Five years ago cider began being made and sold commercially at the farm. More recently Mike and son Albert, who came back to the farm … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 29. In the Hop

029: At The Hop at Oliver’s Cider and Perry, UK

Tom Oliver shares his approach to hopped cider and the best of what the US and UK have to look forward to in the cider market. What he saw in US hopped ciders back in 2013 ignited his desire to try his hand at adding hops to cider to his bittersweet cider. He worked with … Read more