Archive for 'Cider Making'
The first pressing of the season
Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jim C.
Pressing Blakeney Red perry pears with Keith Orchard of Orchard’s Cider & Perry Company down in the Wye Valley in Brockweir. View our listing for cider and perry producers in the Wye Valley.
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Ross-On-Wye Cider Tour by CNN
Posted on April 8, 2010 by Jim C.
CNN interviews Mike Johnson of Ross Cider and finds out what makes their collection of perry pears so special. The video also includes a brief tour around the orchards, and of course a tasting. Ross cider farm is located between the Herefordshire and Welsh borders.
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Harvesting the apples
Posted on February 23, 2010 by Jim C.
Here’s a delightful video that is very short, but gives you an idea as to the excitement and fun of picking and harvesting apples in the autumn.
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Cider making at Farnum Hill
Posted on February 21, 2010 by Jim C.
At Poverty Lane Orchards in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Stephen Wood and Louisa Spencer make cider from true cider apples. Here’s a look at the process. The video show various Farnum Hill folks pressing, harvesting and making cider. It’s interesting to see how they have taken a variety of English cider apples, like Kingston Black that [...]
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Cider making with Roger Wilkins
Posted on January 6, 2010 by Jim C.
Roger has been cider making since he was a boy, taught the skills of the ancient art by his grandfather. The business was passed onto Roger through the family and now he produces around 15,000 gallons each year at his home at Landsend Farm, Mudgley, near Wedmore. Roger, who is married to Mary and has [...]
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Cider making at Woods cider mill
Posted on December 10, 2009 by Jim C.
Here is a wonderful video from the guys at Woods Cider Mill located pressing a batch of this years apples in Weathersfield, Vermont. They have a twin-screw cider press was purchased from the Empire State Press Co. in 1882. It was originally run by water power, but was moved from the mill pond in the early 1900′s [...]
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Real Cider Elsewhere
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