Thanks, @RedfieldCider for this thoughtful article: https://t.co/7TgId2FigR. Today we scrubbed "heritage" as an adjective from our media & replaced it with "heirloom." Recommend that others, including the @PickCider consider doing the same.
Winners of Camra cider and perry championships 2019 as judged at Reading Beer and Cider festival are:
Cider Mayfair from Herefordshire
Perry Cleeve Orchard
https://t.co/KLRoruXCbq
@ErinJamesNW Nice defense of cider on the podcast with Adam & Zach of @VinePair - keep up the great work. And Adam, time to taste some #HeritageCider from the UK to experience the joyful complexity of "cider-like-wine" made with proper cider apples 👍
How sweet it isn’t: Cidermakers are working on ways to fight the misconception. Having access to real cider apples is only part of the solution: https://t.co/WWLTCQxtwq
Back when the heatwave was young, we headed to @3countiesshows with our new-look #CiderPerryFest. Not just cider & perry, but apples, orchards & biodiversity were embraced. Here's how we got on https://t.co/A7lt1QoQov Thanks to sponsors @cidernatters @vigoltd@cidercellars 🍎👌
@BurrowHill Julian's absolutely right. Time to redefine what is classified as cider. If the apple content minimum was raised to 51 percent we could avert cidermaking terroir destruction on a significant scale: https://t.co/i7x13Di7jK
Two potential solutions to helping consumers identify #realcider - 1) In the USA, allow vintage dating. 2) Require ingredients disclosure as so eloquently suggested by @CraftyNectar in this blog post: https://t.co/8UkwzTsinv
Thanks @BioDivLibrary for putting the ancient Herefordshire Pomona of apples and pears online! It's a treasure (and so are you) https://t.co/yp6hQYavAq
Regional/local cider brands – defined as anything not owned by a national or international corporation -- were up 26% this year in the USA and national brands were up 2% according to Forbes: https://t.co/msgTe5vEZj