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355: CiderCon Recap and Awards 2023

Cider Chat - February 08, 2023 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Chicago Cider Week, Cider Tours, Interviews, Awards and Cider Summit The week of January 30th - February 4th was packed with cider related events all based in Chicago. CiderCon, the annual conference hosted by the American Cider Association kicked off on Tuesday the 31st with Cider Tours. In t...

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354: Preserving Historical Varieties of Apples & Pears

Cider Chat - February 01, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Are Historical Apple and Pears varieties at of becoming Extinct? It appears it is not a question of if, when historical varieties are no longer with us as climate change and other mitigation factors such as land development and disease threaten prize pomes! This topic is discussed in this epis...

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353: Apple Historian John Bunker Q&A | Maine Apple Camp

Cider Chat - January 25, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Preservation Tips from an Apple Historian John Bunker is a self identified Apple Historian and an Apple Detective, Author of numerous books on the topic of Apples and Founder of FEDCO Trees. In the previous podcast episode #352 John delivers an overview on the Successes and Challenges of the M...

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352: Apples in Gravel? Maine Heritage Orchard | Part 1

Cider Chat - January 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
John Bunker on Maine Heritage Orchard: Successes and Challenges over the First Ten Years This is Part 1 with John Bunker, who is both an author, Founder of FEDCO Trees, an Apple Historian and a key person behind the Maine Heritage Orchard. In this recording her the full presentation from John ...

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351: Cidermakers' Roundtable | Maine Apple Camp

Cider Chat - January 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Enjoy this Roundtable Discussion w/4 makers from Maine Kris Hogg formally of Perennial Cider Bar in Maine moderates this panel discussion that was held at the Maine Apple Camp in August of 2022. The topics are wide ranging: cultivars/apples that you really like anything that you haven’t trie...

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350th Episode Celebration at Cider Chat

Cider Chat - January 04, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Season 7 and the Episodes of Cider Chat This episode marks the 350th episode of this weekly podcast and the end of Season 7. The Nose and Ria sat down for a dinner chat and looked over the past season. The dinner was designed to be paired with a cider called Heirloom for an Austin cidery cal...

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349: Super Power of Bradford Pear with Eliza Greenman

Cider Chat - December 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Any relation to the Greenman's of Mystic, Connecticut? When fruit explorer and horticultural historian Eliza Greenman received a call from owners of an overgrown orchard asking if she was related to the Greenman's who planted said orchard, it took her as she says, "down the rabbit hole".  Gree...

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348: Family Inspirations | Storum Ranch Cider & Wine | CA

Cider Chat - December 14, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
The Perfect Balance at Storum Ranch Pauline and Bill Storum settled in Julian California after Pauline retired from the US Navy in 2013. Planting an orchard and vineyard on the outskirts of this apple town was rooted in their desire to get their son Kyle, who is autistic,  and has a love of r...

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347: High Desert Apples | Calico Cidery, CA

Cider Chat - December 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Everything is Right Side Up at Calico The logo of Calico Cidery might be an upside down apple drawn to look like an apple tree, but the setting, the people, orchard and the cider is all right side up and slamming it! Located in the high desert region of San Diego to the east of the county is a...

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346: Gnarly Pippins on Why Pomological Exhibits Matter

Cider Chat - November 30, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
What is a pomological exhibition? Orchardist Matt Kaminsky has hosted a Pomological Exhibition in Ashfield, Massachusetts for the past 3 years. In this talk recorded at the Cider Pop-UP as part of CiderDays 2.0 events on the weekend of November 4th-6th Matt talks about the history of Pomologic...

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345: Co-Fermenting Cider & Beer | Four Phantoms Brewery, MA

Cider Chat - November 23, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Four Phantoms Looks to Historical Co-Ferments Head Brewer and owner Drew Phillips of Four Phantoms Brewery in Greenfield Massachusetts spoke on Folks Traditions and the Co-Fermentation of Wort and Apple Juice and the brewery's co-ferment called Old Gods (8.0%). There were two talks on the subj...

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344: Ciders that are Playing with Aging | Ragged Hill Cider, MA

Cider Chat - November 16, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 percept...

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343: Volunteers are the Engine of the Event | CiderDays 2.0 Part 3

Cider Chat - November 02, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Volunteering for CiderDays, Since 1994 On the first ever CiderDays, which was a one day event held on November 5, 1994, volunteers were stationed at local cider mills to encourage people to learn how to make cider. When the event became a 2-day experience, volunteers helped to make this annual...

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342: Cider Celebrities in the House & Bottles | CiderDays 2.0 ~ Part 2

Cider Chat - October 26, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Celebrities in Cider flocking to CiderDays 2.0 CiderDays and has now been dubbed as CiderDays 2.0 and the celebrities attending can both be found in the bottles and the new and familiar face of cider today at this November 4th -6th.  Finally the return of in person events and friends from afar...

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341: Going to CiderDays 2.0 | Tip of the Glass Part 1

Cider Chat - October 19, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 episod...

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340: Eric Bordelet on Pairing Cider with Food

Cider Chat - October 12, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
How to Pair Cider 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 Ep...

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339: On the Bus with the French Cider Tour | Part 2

Cider Chat - October 05, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Why a Cider Tour Bus is better than going Solo The obvious reason why taking a bus tour vs driving on your own to visit French cidermakers is that you can imbibe! But wait there is more! In this episode 339, the guest on the 2022 French Cider Tour to Normandy, Brittany and Domfrontais will tel...

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338: Audio Snap Shots from French Cider Tour | Part 1

Cider Chat - September 28, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Normandy to Brittany on the French Cider Tour The 2022 French Cider Tour that took travelers from across North America on a trip of a life time was a trip of a life time. Not only were the apple and pear trees laden with fruit, but the hot and humid weather pattern finally broke and offered co...

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337: Étienne Dupont on Tasting Calvados | Domaine Dupont

Cider Chat - September 21, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Calvados with Étienne Dupont | Domaine Dupont Étienne Dupont took over the Domaine Familial Etienne 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 ...

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336: Cider Yeast Choices with Fermentis

Cider Chat - September 14, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 ...

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335: Josiah Bartlett Apple Brandy | Flag Hill Winery & Distillery, NH

Cider Chat - September 07, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 vineyar...

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334: Laird's & Co. Apple Jack & Brandy Barrel Aging | Part 2

Cider Chat - August 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 16...

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333: Laird's Apple Distilling History 1698 - 2022 | Part 1

Cider Chat - August 24, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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 ...

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332: Cider Planet (2022) w/author Claude Jolicoeur

Cider Chat - August 17, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
The inspiration behind Cider Planet With author Claude Jolicoeur on this newest book that 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 Uniq...

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331: Bodacious Ciders, Cookbook & Treats | Carr's Ciderhouse, MA

Cider Chat - August 10, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Nicole Blum of Carr's Ciderhouse will be one of 6 celebrated women in cider speaking at the November 5th Cider Dinner at Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the Cider Dinner go live on September 3, 2022. Sign up now for eCiderNews to get emailings to Early Ticket Release dates. ...

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330: Let's Go To Apple Camp

Cider Chat - August 03, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
CiderDays 2.0 ~ November 4th & 5th, 2022 at  Hawks and Reed Performing Art Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Sign up now for the eCiderNews to receive notifications to your in box on CiderDays 2.0 schedule of events and early ticket release dates, links and a special coupon for eCiderNews su...

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329: Cider Heroine Judith Maloney | West County Cider, MA

Cider Chat - July 27, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
CiderDays 2.0 Cider Dinner on November 5, 2022 with 6 outstanding women producers from the east coast at the Hawks and Reed Performing Art Center in Greenfield, Massashusetts. Dine with Judith Maloney of West County Cider (MA), Lisa Laird Dunn of Lairds & Company (NJ), Louisa Spencer of Farnum H...

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328: Chef Paul | Author, Maker & CiderDays OG

Cider Chat - July 20, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
News on CiderDays 2.0!  Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. In this Chat with Chef P...

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327: Variety Tips from the Quince Queen

Cider Chat - July 13, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. Edith Walden is the Quince Queen On Guemes Isla...

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326: Orchards & People | Stories in Ciderville

Cider Chat - July 06, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Orchards can be as small as 2, 5 or 10 trees. Get tips on how to manage a small scale orchard at CiderDays 2.0 with John Bunker on November 5th at 9am. Get updates and ticket information by following Cider Chat and signing up for the eCiderNews. Orchards in Winter with Alan Suprenant Alan was...

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