On a bit of a cider kick

[dananne]

On our Missouri farm, Anne and I have planted about half of our orchard, and the other half (devoted to hard cider varieties) goes in the ground in the spring. Anne also bought me a fantastic fruit press for Christmas this year. It'll work for both cider and wine. Anyway, we're on a big hard cider kick right now, and we have been drinking the traditional French ciders of Etienne Dupont lately. What a revelation. They compare to most commercial ciders the same way Pol Roget Champagne compares to Arbor Mist. Just amazingly complex, wonderful, interesting stuff. Any other cider geeks out there ever try a classic, vintage, Pays d'Auge Brut from Normandy? If you haven't, do seek one out. It was an amazing experience to try one.