Jerome Dupont of Famille Dupont Cidrerie Passes Away at Age 48
It is with great sadness that I must report that on August 15th, 2018 famed Cidre and Calvados maker Jerome Dupont passed away suddenly at […]
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Kinkiz Cornouaille Cidre
Manoir du Kinkiz is smaller “craft” cidre producer located just outside Quimper in Bretagne (Brittany). Kinkiz is a small grower-producer who specializes in traditional styles […]
Cyril Zangs Ciderman
Ciderman by Cyril Zangs is unusual in both its packaging and the product within it. Very few serious or traditional French cidres are packaged in […]
Christian Drouin Poiré Acide “Sour Pear” 2015
Poiré is made using 100% pears and fermented into a beverage like cider. Although a maker can use dessert pears to create a Poiré, the best […]
Le Pere Jules Cidre Brut 2015
Le Pere Jules’ cidres and poirés are entirely estate grown and made from their 100ha of apples and 25ha of pears. The Defrieches family, in […]
Les 3 Freres Brut
There’s something special about vacation drinks. You’re in a new place and try a local product in a wonderful little cafe and everything blends together […]
Minotière Cidre Fermier Bio Doux
Domaine de la Minotière is small, organic orchard and cider producer creating rustic, farmhouse-style French Cidres. Minotière farms 15 hectares of organic land and only […]
Le Brun Organic Cidre
Traditional French cidre is a product of the farm and orchard. Some cidres are made from orchards owned by the by the family or cidrerie; […]
Domaine Dupont Pommeau de Normandie
Pommeau is a step between Cidre and Calvados (apple brandy). If you were to give it an equivalent in the wine world, it would be […]
Le Pere Jules Poiré
Jules Desfrièches returned to Normandy in 1919 after serving France during WWI where he’d earned the nickname “Père” Jules. Raised by his grandparents how loved […]
Manoir du Grandouet Cambremer Cidre AOP Pays d’Auge
The Grandval family of Manoir de Grandouet makes several Cidres, including an AOP Pays d’Auge. The Pays d’Auge is a sub-region of the Calvados region of […]
Daufresne Brut Cidre De Normandie Artisanal
Cidrerie Dausfresne has had a successful start to 2017 with their recent Médaille D’Or (Gold Medal) at the prestigious Paris Agriculture Fair. The small orchard […]
Francois Sehedic Extra Brut
Since 1950, the Sehedic family has been producing cidres from traditional Breton apple varieties starting with Francois. Today, Marie Laure Sehedic and her husband Christian […]
Le Leiu Chéri Cidre Fermier Brut
The lands where Le Leiu Chéri have been producing cider apples since at least the 16th century according to local documents. The current residents, the […]
Beau Soleil Cidre Fermier Bio
Thomas Renouard has been growing apples on his family’s 8 hectares since 2002. The orchards are full of traditional apple varieties, many of which were […]