International Craft Cider Festival
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INTERNATIONAL CRAFT CIDER FESTIVAL 2011
The International Craft Cider Festival 2011 is the first of its kind, and is set to become a highlight of any real cider-lovers calendar.
International Craft Cider Festival 2011 Date and Location:
12 – 14 August 2011 - Llancaiach Fawr, CF46 6ER, South Wales, UK
About The ICCF
The International Craft Cider Festival brings together craft cider and perry makers from around the world, with the first year focussing on producers from France, Germany, Spain, England and Wales.
Celebrating the artisan craft cider and perry industry, the festival brings international cider producers, food and music cultures together to create a three day festival in the beautiful rural valleys of South East Wales.
Organised and run by the Welsh Perry and Cider Society, the International Craft Cider Festival is an opportunity for international cider makers to promote their regions and cidermaking culture. Having run a successful Welsh Perry and Cider Festival and championships for the past 9 years, the Welsh Perry and Cider Society are taking this success to create a much larger, international festival to embrace the world craft cider movement.
The festival takes place over 3 days and will allow visitors the opportunity to sample a range of ciders that are produced and served in a variety of ways. Each cider will bring with it a taste of the culture of the region from where it was made.
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale (see external links)
3000 tickets are available each day, including individual day and weekend tickets with on-site camping also available for 250 tents/campers.
Live Music
The line up for the first year is a great mix of signed and unsigned bands catering to all tastes. Headlining the Friday night is Fourth Street Traffic, the very same band that won the honour of opening Cardiff’s new Ninian Park Stadium with the Stereophonics in 2010.
Also playing are the highly acclaimed Paper Aeroplanes, a favourite of BBC Radio 2 and Radio Wales; as well as the wonderful sound of Peter Bruntnell; Chris Summerill; and The Misers, to name but a few. The opening spectacle though will be the powerful voices of Dowlais Male Voice Choir giving a true Welsh welcome to our visitors.
MASTERCLASSES
The range of masterclasses give you the opportunity to step out from the cider bars and really learn about the international ciders available to you. With everything from the Asturian way of pouring cider; to the reason why the German’s call it ‘apple wine’; to some cookery with cider.
Don’t forget there’s also a great range of international food and a fantastic local market to also keep you going throughout the weekend.
Cider Producers present at the International Craft Cider Festival:
English Cider Producers
| Gwatkin Cider Company Ltd | Hogans Cider | Oliver's Cider & Perry | The Orchard Pig |
| Pips Cider | Ross-on-Wye Cider | Wilcox Cider | Worley’s Cider |
Welsh Cider Producers
| Blaengawney Cider | Gwynt y Ddraig Cider | Palmer’s Upland Cyder | Raglan Cider Mill | Rosie’s Triple D Cider |
| Seidr Dai | Seidr O Sir | Troggi | Ty Gwyn Cider |
German Cider Producers
Kelterei Rothenbücher Spezialitätenkelterei Jörg Stier Apfelweinkelterei Gerhard Nöll GmbH Kelterei und Brennerei Apfelweinkontor Jürgen Krenzer
French Cider Producers
Cidre Les Noyers EARL Didier Wieder
Spanish Cider Producers
La Sidra
Champanera de Villaviciosa
Sidra Escanciador
Champanera de Villaviciosa
Buznego
Alonso
El Piloñu
Irish Cider Producer
Website Link
http://www.internationalciderfestival.com
