Monthly Archives: August 2007

Magners Irish Cider profits down in a poor summer

Posted on August 31, 2007 by uk cider

Magners Irish Cider has had a very poor summer for profits, and they blame the bad weather and competition, according to the Guardian: Cider maker’s summer goes flat | | Guardian Unlimited Business C&C revealed today that its sales of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to blogging Stephen Hayes

Posted on August 10, 2007 by uk cider

Stephen Hayes has been a long time member of ukcider and maintainer of a website about his apple orchard and cider interests. Now he’s turned the main index of Fruitwise into a blog: Fruitwise Heritage Apples This is the new … Continue reading →

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What’s in Magners Irish Cider?

Posted on August 7, 2007 by uk cider

Thanks to an anonymous correspondent in the US, where ingredients labelling is mandatory, I can now reveal the true composition of Magners. This should be of interest, notwithstanding the fact that one of the ingredients is “hard cider”. The front … Continue reading →

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Impact of Foot and Mouth disease in England

Posted on August 4, 2007 by uk cider

Roy Bailey sadly announces: Anyone thinking of travelling to Lambourn tomorrow to sample our cider and perry at the Summer Food and Farming Festival at Sheepdrove Organic Farm should be advised that it has been cancelled and the farm closed … Continue reading →

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Listen to Tom Oliver on Perry

Posted on August 2, 2007 by uk cider

Thanks to Gary Awdry for pointing out that Tom Oliver has been interviewed on American NPR radio recently. You can listen again via the website. NPR – Out of the Pear Orchard and Into the Glass Perry, or alcoholic pear … Continue reading →

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