Cider Guide

Author: Eric West

  • GLINT CAP 2012 Results Analysis

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    [iframe_loader src=”https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=MAP&q=select+col3+from+3463743&h=false&lat=51.17934297928927&lng=-57.33181845000002&z=2&t=4&l=col3″ height=”320″ width=”533″] A map of the 2012 GLINT CAP commercial medalists. Click the dots for more information on each producer. The official results for the 2012 Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (GLINT CAP) were posted on Wednesday evening. I have imported the results into a spreadsheet and—by viewing the data in various different…

  • GLINT CAP 2011 Results Analysis

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    Many in the cider world are anxiously awaiting the results of this year’s Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition. I had a wonderful time judging at the event and I greatly enjoyed meeting other cider enthusiasts. I was curious about last year’s event as I was not in attendance, so I set about analyzing last year’s…

  • Greg Hall of Virtue Cider: Interview Transcript

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    The guys at Aleheads have posted a podcast featuring an interview with Greg Hall of Virtue Cider. Hall is the former brewmaster at craft brewing pioneer Goose Island and is bringing his vast experience from the craft beer world to the craft cider world. There’s much of interest in the 40-minute interview, particularly Hall’s desire to…

  • Cider & Perry Making at Oliver’s

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    I first learned of Oliver’s Cider & Perry while reading James Crowden‘s Ciderland, an excellent book that features candid interviews with 22 prominent cider and perry makers in England’s West Country. After reading the chapter on Oliver’s in Ciderland and listening to NPR‘s Out of the Pear Orchard and Into the Glass piece, it became obvious that Tom…

  • Charlottesville Area Cideries

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    This is a transcript of a recent podcast from The Diner of Cville, a blog by Jenée Libby about food and drink in the Charlottesville, Virginia area. As Jenée mentions in the podcast, Virginia has a strong apple growing tradition and the Shenandoah Valley will likely play a major role in the renaissance of American cider making.…