143 Mark Skinner

143: Perry & Cider At Windswept | Georgian Bay, CA

There is Perry & Cider being made in Georgian Bay, Ontario! Windswept Orchard Cider is 2 years old (founded in 2016) and is the creation of Mark Skinner,  wife Courtney and their two kids. This couples background is culinary cooking which is part of the inspiration for the cidermaking and their ability to tend to … Read more

105: Tom Oliver on Making Perry | UK

  Perry Making tips with Tom Oliver This week’s chat was recorded during Tom Oliver’s presentation at CiderDays 2017. No surprise that Tom says you are reliant upon the fruit Don’t work with culinary pears or apples All about minimum intervention Ferments with wild yeast – does not pitch yeast. Doesn’t use sulfite prior to … Read more

Teddy Weber Tin Hat

080: Teddy Weber | Tin Hat Cider, Vermont

Tin Hat cidermaker Teddy Weber is stewarding a 25 year old orchard in Waitsfield Vermont. This musician by trade got his taste for cider in the UK during his music gigs while there. He teamed up with Sue and Gib Geiger who own the orchard that Teddy has been stewarding and where this chat takes place.  … Read more

Musee du poire

061: Musée du Poiré | Normandy France

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

Cider Chat Episode 012 Randall Grahm

012: Randall Grahm | Bonny Doon Vineyard, California

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