Cider Chat episode 305 Arjen of Elegast Cidery

305: Cider Chat Live | Maker Tips

Maker Arjen Meeuwsen of Elegast Cidery  Offers business tips before you break ground, when your product is being sold and how to tap into a wider audience. Arjen’s goal is “Being Present and Being Visible… and Providing a Good Product” Maker Tips Size Growing with the market Managing your stock Cash flow Labor vs the … Read more

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250th Cider Podcast Celebration

Celebrate the 250th episode of Cider Chat Each season we invite The Nose to come on into the Cider House recording room and have a chat. We also have the opportunity to hear a bit more on how The Nose became The Nose! She even has a special tip on how to train your own … Read more

220 Can Sorbs Save the World

220: Can Sorbus Domestica Save the World?

It’s Part 2 on Exploring Sorbus Domestica This is a continuation of our conversation with Arnould Narzain of Paris. Listen to Part 1 in episode 218: Sorbs not Sulfites Interesting attributes of the Pomme: Sorbus Domestica. What else can Sorbs do? That will be for the future to show. Ria’s Ramblings: Accept Your Species After … Read more

Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider episode 215 of Cider Chat

215: Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider | UK

Join the Talking Pommes and I, as we “Flip the bird” to the Coronavirus! Say “feck off” to the virus by signing up now for the upcoming England Cider Tour September 1-6, 2020. 215: Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider | UK Andy Hallett says he choose to become a cidermaker, once he retired from a … Read more

Ian Merwin Feature 201

201: Ian Merwin PhD | Black Diamond Cider, NY

Where does a Cornell University Pomologist do upon retirement? They start a cidery, of course! Ian Merwin says, founding Black Diamond Cider, in Trumansburg, New York is his 4th career. He has lived in California, Chile, France and now on the west side of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. … Read more

166: Cider Chat Live | Lift off to CiderCon2019

166 Cider Chat Live | Life off CiderCon2019 I was able to squeak in a mini episode before setting off to Chicago for the annual cider trade conference “CiderCon” hosted by the United States Association of Cider Makers. I’ve been talking a lot about CiderCon leading up to this week of February 4-9, 2019. With … Read more

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134: Medlars “Pomme Rock Stars” & Judging Cider

What are Medlars? Medlars are pommes. It can be either a tree or a large bush. The small brown medlars are picked in the fall. Because Medlars are eaten in the winter months they were very popular at a time when fruit was not easily accessible during winter months. To Blet a Medlar, means that … Read more