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.

[TheEngineer]

Dan,

Being in the 'old country' I've had an amazing chance to sample ciders of late. hanging around the markets here and there are a lot of local english ciders that I love (including stuff from New Castle). I'll look out for the french stuff soon. Recently tried a pear cide from France [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

[winoweenie]

After getting deathly ill after stealy a bottle from my grandpas cellar during the neaderthrol period I have never been able to look a glass in the eye. WW

[VouvrayHead]

I really like the Dupont ciders.
Also, Julien Fremont.

It's looking more and more like we'll be in Columbia, starting in July.

Get that press going! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

[hotwine]

Had some wonderful stuff on a trip through the East Tennessee mountains a decade ago. Nursed a gallon jug while a friend did the driving and wasn't worth shootin' at the end.

[TheEngineer]

found the name of the Pear cider that I had last time. Gerard Desvoye Poire Fermier from Saint-Aubin-Lebisay. Nice CLEAN refreshing stuff but lacked the complexity of a good apple cider. The apple cider that I had was from NEw Forest (Cidre Bouche) in a Normandy style..not sure what that means.

[dananne]

VH -- Will get the pressing started ASAP! Keep me posted on your timeline, and when you get to town, we'll plan to get together and open some stuff! In the meantime, I'll look for your cider rec.

WW -- That'll teach you to steal from your grandpa [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

HW -- Those are some long and winding roads in East Tennessee . . .

ENG -- "Cider bouche" means "corked cider." In Normandy, ciders undergo a secondary fermentation in bottle, resulting in their natural carbonation and the need for champagne-style corking. Thanks for the tip on the perry!