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478: Pommeau: What Happens When a French Classic Lands on U.S. Labels
What is Pommeau? Pommeau is a: fortified blend of fresh apple must (unfermented) and apple brandy (typically Calvados in Normandy or Lambig in Brittany). The unfermented apple ju...
477: 2025 Ultimate Cider Pairing Guide for Thanksgiving
Learn how to pick the right Cider and Perry for every dish on the Thanksgiving table. This week we are not chasing brand names. We are building flavor intuition. Consider Thanksgiv...
476: Be Medieval, Rack that Cider| Secondary Fermentation
How to clarify, stabilize, and finish cider the right way The Purpose of Secondary Fermentation when Making Cider Once the apple juice has started fermented and it is now slowing d...
475: At the UK's National Perry Pear Centre and the Story Behind 99PINES
Perry making has deep roots in Gloucestershire, stretching back to the 17th century when French wine imports were cut off during the Napoleonic Wars. Local farmers turned to their ...
474: The Romance of It All | The Temperleys of Somerset Cider & Brandy
At the base of Burrow Hill life moves at the pace of apples and oak. Here, Julian and daughter Matilda Temperley are testment to the value of family for carry a business such as c...
473: Tiny Bubbles | How to Make a Pét Nat Cider
What makes a Pét Nat cider sparkle naturally and how is it connected to the rural method you might have heard about in the UK? In this episode, we take a practical look at: ...
472: Perry to FOMO — A Cider Dinner to Remember in the Malvern Hills
A Toast to Perry and Place Enjoy an intimate recording from the 2025 Totally Cider Tour_UK Edition. This unforgettable evening featured James Forbes of Little Pomona, leading guest...
471: Cider Tourism 101 | Newton Court, UK
Newton Court Cider began as a 30-acre farm selling apples to Bulmers. When the market changed, Paul Stephens turned those same orchards into a modern day cider business. Front vie...
470: Hedgers, Crossman's, and Coates: UK Cider's Entwined Histories
In October 2024, Cider Chat MC Ria Windcaller recorded with Tom Vowles of Hedger Cider and Ben Crossman in Somerset. Initially, the two recordings felt like separate brand stories....
469: Getting Lost, So You Don't | UK Totally Cider Tour 2025 Recap
UK Cider Tour 2025 Audio Snap Shots Wallace and Ria in Bristol" data-medium-file= "https://i0.wp.com/ciderchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Ria-and-Wallace-in-Bristol.jpg?fit=20...
468: Foraging Flavor: Pierrepont Cider | NY
Cider Maker and Founder Lee Van DeWater of Pierrepont Cider shares his story in this episode on how he is forages apples to share a taste of terroir from New York's North Country....
467: Canton Apples and Frosty Twig: New York Cider Makers Unite
How Canton Apples and Frosty Twig Fused Two Brands into One In New York's "North of Upstate" region, in the town of Canton is the Canton Apples production building. It is now also ...
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