Author: Eric West
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Alan Shapiro – Cider Summit Festivals
Download: 007_Alan_Shapiro_Cider_Summit.mp3 [27.5MB, 30:04] ERIC WEST (Intro): Joining me for Episode 7 is Alan Shapiro of SBS Imports. Alan organizes the highly successful Cider Summit festivals in Seattle, Portland (Oregon), Chicago, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Much of our conversation focuses on the past, present, and future of the Cider Summit festivals. But Alan also has…
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John Bunker & Rowan Jacobsen
Download: 006_John_Bunker_Rowan_Jacobsen.mp3 [25.6MB, 28:01] ERIC WEST (Intro): In this interview, I am on location at Franklin County CiderDays in Massachusetts. I had the great fortune of talking with both John Bunker and Rowan Jacobsen after their talk on Saturday morning. John Bunker, he’s an apple expert—one of the US’s most pre-eminent apple experts. He’s based out…
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Franklin County CiderDays 2014 Preview
Franklin County CiderDays in Massachusetts—held the first weekend in November—is now celebrating its 20th edition. What began as a humble harvest celebration by West County Cider is now a New England-wide celebration of orchards, apples, sweet cider, and hard cider. CiderDays 2014 will be held October 31st to November 2nd. Many events are free and open to…
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Andy Brennan – Aaron Burr Cider
Download: 005_Andy_Brennan.mp3 [39.2MB, 42:42] ERIC WEST (Intro): Andy Brennan of Aaron Burr Cider in the Hudson Valley of New York joins me for Episode 5. Andy has received a great deal of positive press—much of it highlighting his use of foraged apples—and his ciders are highly regarded by tastemakers in New York City. Aaron Burr is a…
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Cider Festivals – Autumn 2014
Cider Summit Seattle September 5-6 cidersummitnw.com/seattleeventinfo.html The 5th annual Cider Summit Seattle will be held at the South Lake Union Discovery Center. With over 150 ciders being poured from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, you’ll likely need both days to sample everything on your wish list. Washington Cider Week September 4-14 nwcider.com/washington-cider-week Cider Summit Seattle…