Tag Archives: cider making

The first pressing of the season

The first pressing of the season

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

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.

Continue Reading

Visit to Cold Hollow cider farm, Vermont

Visit to Cold Hollow cider farm, Vermont

Posted on 22. May, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

The Cold Hollow Cider Mill is one of the top producers of fresh apple cider in New England, USA. In the States, what we refer to as ‘Cider’ is known as ‘Hard cider’ over there. The mill and Cold Hollow produces apple juice ‘cider’ – immensely refreshing, and a great experience to see apples pressed [...]

Continue Reading

Cider making and orchard management in the 1840′s

Cider making and orchard management in the 1840′s

Posted on 09. May, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

This is a fascinating insight into British farming practices in the 1840′s. The document below is dated 1847 and is titled “British Husbandry – exhibiting the modern farming practice and various agricultural improvements”. For cider fans, read from page 363 onwards where you’ll find a description of the methods used in cropping the fruit from [...]

Continue Reading

How do I make my own cider?

How do I make my own cider?

Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

Of course the best way to enjoy any ciders are to make them yourself! There are some excellent resources online and in print to help you discover the traditional craft of cider making yourself. Whether at home, in your garden or with friends, picking, pressing and fermenting apples into cider using traditional methods, is a [...]

Continue Reading

Save our orchards

Save our orchards

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

Last year the National Trust and Natural England launched a project aimed at halting the decline in traditional orchards. The organisations claimed that 60% of England’s orchards had disappeared since the 1950s and that some areas, including Devon, had lost almost 90%. They argued that if nothing was done, what was once a focal point for communities [...]

Continue Reading

Thoughts on Cider Making

Thoughts on Cider Making

Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

With its pleasant fruity apple taste, cider has enjoyed a popular resurgence in recent years, seeing a steady growth in sales. In fact, modern cider drinkers are simply carrying on a long and fascinating English tradition dating back to Norman times. Apple orchards have been in established for centuries across Southern England primarily in Somerset, [...]

Continue Reading

Harvesting the apples

Harvesting the apples

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Jim C..

View Comments

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.

Continue Reading

The Cider year

The Cider year

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by Jim C.

View Comments

The cidermaker’s year, like the school year starts in September when the harvest gets under way in earnest and the business of cider can begin. Autumn Picking apples in any quantity isn’t easy, especially in old-style orchards where climbing to the tops of the tree with a basket is required! The other alternative of waiting [...]

Continue Reading

Older Entries »