By: Darlene Hayes
Exploring Europe for the perfect cider bar experience One of the great pleasures in life is travel, so full of opportunities to see new places and meet new people. I,…
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Features
Cloudy or Clear?
In the cider judging circuit, the descriptors for the clarity of cider range from brilliant, bright and clear to dull, hazy and cloudy. But how important really is the transparency…
Newtown Pippin: An American Export Conquers the World
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes The global trade in fresh fruit amounts to about 80 tons a year with a value of roughly $75 billion. This mass globalization of the…
InCider Insights with Lee Reeve – Volume 10
Each month I pose one question to a trio of cidermakers to compare similarities and differences between creators of our favorite drink. We’ve covered a good range of topics: cidermaking…
Travel Maine in Search of Foraged Cider
Cidermakers across Maine are leading the way when it comes to foraged cider, sourcing forgotten fruit along the rocky coast, through longstanding farmlands, and along neighbors’ fences. Here are three…
Bringing Back the Bubbs!
Cidermakers are rediscovering the long, delicious history of pét nat ciders At the tip of the hip cultural sphere in beverages sits “pét nat,” short for pétillant naturel — a…
Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Cider Production?
After years of increasingly severe wildfires in major wine regions such as Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties in California, and in the Adelaide Hills of Australia (among others), the concern…
InCider Insights with Lee Reeve – Volume 9
Each month I ask one question to three cidermakers to compare the similarities and differences between artist of the same craft. Last month, we learned what favorite styles of cider…
10 Blissful Ciders to Fill Your Cup this Spring
As the days continue to get longer, and the sun is shining a bit more, spring is definitely here. It’s such a special time of year as new life begins…
Golden Russet: An Apple of Many Names
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes My first deep dive into apple history came in 2017. I’d been asked to be part of an evening focused on the Golden Russet, which…