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Noble Cider in Asheville, North Carolina opened in 2013 after Trevor Baker lost his job in online retail. He wasn't a cidermaker at the time, but he and his wife Joanna both enjoyed drinking cider. After taking a cidermaking course with Peter Mitchell at WSU Mount Vernon, he delved straightaway into getting his own commercial cidery with his wife and business partner Lief Stevens. Noble was starte...

Find this episode and all episodes at the page for  Cider Chat's podcasts . Prevention & Correction of Sulfur-Off Odors in Cider Production was presented by Rebecca deKramer, cider specialist at Scott Laboratories at CiderCon2018. Become an eCiderNews subscriber to download the Power Point Presentation that goes along with this presentation. Click download This chat begins at approximately 9 minut...

The main chat with Gitche Gumee begins at 12:00 minutes. Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! _________________________________ Cider pairs well with food, especially Ethiopian dishes that have spicy overtones. In this chat, Phillip Kelm and I were both attending CiderCon2018 in Baltimore thus the opportunity to dine at Ebenezer's Ethiopian Restaurant  a...

Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for  Cider Chat's podcasts . ______________________________ In 2000 Rob Miller and his family moved to Frederick County, Maryland after having bought the property that is now called Distillery Lane Ciderworks via an auction. With cider on their mind they immediately got t...

Find this episode with complete show notes & photos and all episodes at the page for  Cider Chat's podcasts . _____________ Rick Moreno opened the doors of Newtopia Cyder in San Diego County California in January 2017. He comes into the trade as an entrepreneur and owner of  Tornado Seattle , a bar with a craft beer and spirits focus, also serving cider and food. Say's Rick of his new venture with...

Please Help Support Cider Chat Please donate today. Help keep the chat thriving! Find this episode and all episodes at the page for  Cider Chat's podcasts . Listen also at iTunes , Google Play , Stitcher (for Android), iHeartRadio and Spotify or wherever you love to listen to podcasts. Follow on twitter @ciderchat Baltimore Speaks Cider recaps this podcaster's travel to CiderCon, while at CiderCon...

Lee Reeve arrived in Japan in 2003 as an artist from the United Kingdom Today in Yokohama, he is still crafting his magician skills, but his love of cider has led him into Japan's growing cider market. We chat on the current pulse of cider in the country and what Lee is doing to help inspire cider   makers and consumers alike. And: What kind of apples are used in Japan to make cider and is this ch...

Jake Mann's family legacy goes back to the early days of the Apple growing in the California. His parent's ranch Five Mile Orchard is a locally known historical location, where his great, great grandfather Sam L. Mann settled and built the apple storage facility and orchard in the early 1920's. The family ranch is located five miles north of the city of Watsonville, thus the name, "Five Mile Orcha...

Yes, Maryland's Got Pommes and there is going to be some big time cider fun at CiderCon2018 in Baltimore! January 31- February 2, 2018. But first a reminder on: The $900 Price Drop for the Totally Cider Tour to the UK in April 25 - May 2, 2018. Join Ria and other awesome cider friends on this tour of a life time. Go to  https://form.jotform.com/73186243884970 and register now! And overview of Mary...

Budgeting money effectively is critical whether you are managing a household or a commercial business such as a cidery. In this episode of Cider Chat I speak with Eleanor Leger of Eden Specialty Cider based Vermont now in it's 10th year of business. Two years ago, she started a blog call Cidernomics.com . In this chat we get a sneak peek into her 2018 CiderCon on this very topic on the economics o...

A $900 Price Drop for the Totally Cider Tour to the UK in April 25 - May 2, 2018. Join Ria and other awesome cider friends on this tour of a life time. Go to https://form.jotform.com/73186243884970 and register now! ----------------------- Eric and Katie Rider are making cider on the hillside of the Santa Cruz mountains. They are dry farming their apple trees and also using apples from Five Mile O...

Ice Cider is made by freezing fresh pressed apple juice. The first element to freeze in the process is the water that is naturally occurring in all apples to a less or greater degree. As the water freezes, the pure liquid apple juice (sans the water) is extracted and then made into what is known as Ice Cider! Canadian cidermakers hold the title for exposing the world to this process. Quebec maker...

Adam Levy's moniker is "The Alcohol Professor ". In this chat we are talking with this self professed beer freak about getting cider makers to enter their ciders into two competition that he runs in New York City and Berlin, Germany.     Adam Levy Adam started the International Spirits Competition in 2008 followed by the International Wine Competition and then the International Beer Competition wh...

Reserve  your spot today for the Totally Cider Tour to the UK! The cider tour begins in Bristol, UK on April 25th and then after that evening's dinner at The Stable for the "Ultimate Cider" dinner we head out to tour around Somerset and then Herefordshire through May 2nd. Sign up for a trip of a lifetime and come along with Ria, the host of Cider Chat and fellow cider travels. The main chat this w...

Register: Between December 6th through the 13th and receive $100 off your fee! Register Me! Join Ria (the Producer and Host of Cider Chat) and Totally Cider for a fantastic journey to the West Country in the United Kingdom. We will visit some of the best cideries and stay in lovely accommodations for our trip. Additional days pre- or post-tour can easily be arranged. Space is limited for this uniq...

Reserve you spot today for the Totally Cider Tour to the UK! We will be visiting Tom Oliver an award winning cidermaker and this week's guest on Cider Chat. This cider tour begins in Bristol, UK on April 25, 2018, then after that evening's dinner at The Stable for the "Ultimate Cider" dinner we head out to tour around Somerset and then Herefordshire through May 2nd. Sign up for a trip of a lifetim...

Sign up now for Totally Cider Trip to the UK in April 2018!!  - Come along with Ria the Producer and Host of Cider Chat as we travel through Somerset and Herefordshire in the UK visiting makers and drinking cider along the way! The trip begins in Bristol, UK on Wednesday April 25 and run through May 2, 2018. Go to this link  to view the itinerary and contact Jodi  to register today. This trip is e...

Totally Cider Travels - Come along with Ria of Cider Chat as we travel through Somerset and Herefordshire in the UK visiting makers and drinking cider along the way! The trip begins in Bristol, UK on wednesday April 25 and run through May 2, 2018. First dibs to go on this trip goes to the Patrons of Cider Chat. You too can join Cider Chat Patreon's page and become a Patron of Cider Chat helping to...

A special listen with five New York State cidermakers, who each brought home medals from the   Royal Bath and West Show cider competition in the UK! The introduction is by Sara Grady, Vice President of Programs at Glynnwood. Jennifer Smith, Executive Director of the New York Cider Association This recorded presentation showcases the ciders listed below each maker, beginning with Autumn Stoscheck....

In Part 1 of "Cider Ignites NYC" we chat with New York Cidermakers and enthusiasts who are attending Hidden Stars, a cider fest held during NYC Cider Week 2017 . First up is Kyle Sherrer of Graft Cider in Newburgh New York known for making wild ferment "sour" ciders (that Sidra lovers adore) more accessible to fans of cider - read: packaging in cans. Congratulations to Graft Cider for celebrating...

"The Nose" is back helping Ria sort through the past year and celebrate this 100th episode of Cider Chat! We delve into wild yeast, terroir, and hear a bit from every single guest on the past 50 episodes of Cider Chat. To listen to episodes 1-50 go to this page . Listen to episodes 51-100 go to this page. Raise a glass and celebrate the first 100 episode of cidercentric audio with chats with maker...

Vincent Godefroy is one smart cidermaker located in Normandy France. He saw the opportunity to entice tourist visiting the nearby famous white cliffs of Ètretat to his cidery. Vincent and Marie-Clarie Godefroy have a full service cider destination offering lodging for two adults in a wooden barrel see photos at ciderchat.com The Godefroy's welcome over 5000 visitors each year to an area that is do...

The Louis Dupont Family Estate is a 70 acre (30 hectares) orchard that was bought by selling the family's stock of calvados. In this chat I speak with Jérome Dupont the great grandson of Jules Dupont who bought Domaine Dupont with the family's calvados in 1887. Jérome and his father Etienne Dupont and his sister Anne-Pamy Dupont now run the estate. Domaine Dupont is on the Route du Cidre in the re...

In this chat I take you along on my travels a.k.a reconnaissance for a future travel tourist trips to Normandy. This main chat begins at 12:30 minutes Before I headed to France I first made a stop in the Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam and the well love park called Vondelpark . Cider Travel Tip: Nearby Amsterdam Centraal Train station is a great bike rental shop called Star Bikes. While on the...

This episode of Cider Chat was recorded by Alex Kroh, cidermaker, roving podcast reporter and super, duper nice guy in Ciderville! This chat begins with Alex and Melissa and Garett venturing outside to the orchard and the asparagus polyculture planting just south of the cider house. They then walk east down the hill to the new dwarf orchard and talk about the differences between the two planting s...