Small cider producers are not part of the problem of alcohol abuse that happen in our cities. Current proposals of minimum pricing per unit of alcohol will mean that cider prices will double for a container of farmhouse cider, making it too expensive for local people to enjoy. Resulting in long term and well respected [...]
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If you have any photos of your apple or pear blossoms, whether it’s one tree or a whole orchard please send them to us and we will add them to this post for others to enjoy. Spring was a few weeks earlier last year for blossom, with bumper crops of apples being ready for picking [...]
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The Westbury Festival is now in its second year. If you are looking for a new, fun and memorable music and cider weekend this summer then look no further than the Westbury Festival in Gloucestershire. After the great success of last year and to keep things fresh they have decided to extend the Festival to 2 [...]
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Something exciting is happening in village halls and community centres across the UK. With the ever increasing demand on people wanting to know where their food comes from, a chance to even meet the producer, as well as reduce food miles and carbon emissions. Village food markets are an obvious move to meet demand by [...]
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Us ‘Ciderheads’ knew we couldn’t the wonders of cider secret forever, it seems the rest of us Brits have joined the cider revolution. Cider is the undisputed success story within the alcohol category over the past six years. It has grown its volume sales by just under a quarter (24%) between 2006 and 2011 and [...]
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Cider continues to set the pace by outperforming other drinks categories. In the take home sector growth is still strong. Consumers are being offered a broader range of products with the major supermarkets reporting in October that they have extended their ranges of products and the space they dedicate to cider. Whilst sales in pubs [...]
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