Simon Day, opening a bottle of "Chapel Pleck" a champagne method Perry

180: Cider Is Wine | Simon Day, UK

180: Cider Is Wine | Simon Day of Once Upon a Tree, UK This chat was recorded at CiderCon2019 in Chicago. Simon Day and I did not speak directly on the topic of the “Cider is Wine” debate, but I do suspect that his early upbringing which was intrenched in the wine culture certainly informs … Read more

126 Susanna and James Forbes

126: Little Pomona’s Big Ciders! | Herefordshire, UK

Little Pomona’s makers and founders, Susanna and James Forbes have a long history with libations. James worked as a wine buyer and marketer, while Susanna who started in physics became one of the UK’s leading libation writers. Her book Cider Insider will be released later this year. James is amazing and with Susanna who also did … Read more

048: Heleen Nobel & Eelco Huizinga | Appels en Peren, Netherlands

Who is Appels en Peren Appels en Peren is the first retail store in Amsterdam selling only Apple and Pear products from the Netherlands and European countries such as France, Germany and the UK. In this week’s chat we speak with Heleen Nobel one of the proprietors of the ciderwinkel & Eelco Huizinga who works … Read more

043: Colin Davis | Shacksbury, VT

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