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High excitement and a bit of bother
Towards the end of last November I spent a sunny day on my knees in Venetia’s orchard picking up the last fallers from amongst her various cider apple trees. I had previously collected the Yarlingtons, but now the Dabinetts had … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, cider, Dorset, dry cider, farmhouse cider, keeving, orchard, supreme champion
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Cider Festivals
In my Powerstock report I noted, what I have come to see, as an increasing trend for dedicated cider festivals. Powerstock is of course a prime example. I have always thought that cider as a beverage has more than enough … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, cider, cider festival, cider festivals, landrover, new forest
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The big tank
Last year I decided to take my two ex winery aluminium ‘Sputnik’ tanks to the scrapyard. They were taking up too much room in the ciderhouse. I was also not convinced that their internal enamel coating would continue to survive … Continue reading