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Wendy and Patrick are a US-German couple, creating terroir-driven cider and perry in southern Germany.

A serendipitous meeting of witches and cider in th

A serendipitous meeting of witches and cider in the Black Forest. It was great to meet aspiring cider makers from the Czech Republic and compare notes. Looking forward to seeing bottles of @witchs_apple_cider for sale.

Wendy is wildly excited to be delivering Ice Perry

Wendy is wildly excited to be delivering Ice Perry to Hotel Bareiss - our first Michelin 3-star account!

Thanks to @hilker_schmitt for connecting us.

We had a grand time tasting our way through a flig

We had a grand time tasting our way through a flight of our bottles with @berlin_cider_club. Thanks for the warm welcome and engaged questions. It feels like Berlin is ready for a cider revolution.

@essenundtrinken_magazin kommt auf den Geschmack:

@essenundtrinken_magazin kommt auf den Geschmack: In der neuen Ausgabe 4/25 empfiehlt Redakteur @benediktserious unseren Perry Cuvée 2022 in seiner Rubrik "Ben's Beste".

Endlich ist unser Cider und Perry auch in Österre

Endlich ist unser Cider und Perry auch in Österreich verfügbar! Die Platform WirWinzer macht's möglich.
Schaut mal vorbei - fast unser gesamtes Angebot ist online.
Prosit Neujahr!

Cider and perry are not just for summer. Depending

Cider and perry are not just for summer. Depending on style and fruit selection, there is a cider or perry for every season and occasion. Case in point: this sophisticated Perry Cosmopolitan served at @thefontenay_hamburg

Anybody know what variety this pear is? Southwest

Anybody know what variety this pear is?
Southwest Germany, medium large, green turning to yellow, smooth skin, many with russet patches, sweet, low acid, quite tannic.
We've been collecting quite a few this year but still haven't identified them.

#1785cidermove #perrymaking #perrylove

#1785cidermove #perrymaking #perrylove

Releasing a couple of very special bottles for Rid

Releasing a couple of very special bottles for Ridiculously Good Perry Month.

Reserve 2021: 5 months in oak, 12 months on the fine lees - beautiful fruit that is enhanced by bold but well-balanced oak

Ice Perry 2023: 9,5% ABV, 114g/L residual - this is perry dialed up to the max

Excited to see the first few apples from our young

Excited to see the first few apples from our young trees. These 2 varieties are doing well here:
Somerset Redstreak and Jeanne Renard.

Wishing we were at @rosscider festival. But not do

Wishing we were at @rosscider festival. But not doing too shabbily here. Early kickoff of perry month with a very special bottle of @kertelreiter_cider.

You haven't heard from us much lately, as we race

You haven't heard from us much lately, as we race to move our entire operation to a new location before harvest begins in earnest in a few weeks. It's crazy right now, but we are looking forward to getting out of our currently very cramped space.
Meanwhile you can help facilitate our move by ordering lots of bottles, so we don't need to lug them over as well. 😁

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the second best is today; and third best is 2018 when we started our little 2 acre meadow orchard of cider apples and perry pears.

An orchard of standard trees is definitely a long term commitment. Especially if you are working with your own grafts, rather than 3 year old nursery stock, and eschewing chemical inputs. 6 years later, what was once just a sad little stick is looking like a proper small tree. Still a long way to go before they attain their mature grandeur, but growth is now accelerating each year. We are actually seeing the first mini-crops of apples.

Meanwhile, with a better understanding of suitable varieties, we are regrafting individual trees. Grafts are looking really good after ample rain this spring. Can you spot the Sweet Coppin @rosscider?

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I highly recommend this 2 part introduction to per

I highly recommend this 2 part introduction to perry that was just released on Youtube: starting with orchards and pear trees, moving through production, all the way to sampling of various styles, it´s informative and entertaining. A wonderful 45 minute immersion into the world of perry, hosted by @adamhwells, author of "Perry - a drinker's guide".

Part 1: https://t.ly/6VJTA
Part 2: https://t.ly/C6IN0

Wir erfreuen uns an der späten Blütenvielfalt au

Wir erfreuen uns an der späten Blütenvielfalt auf unseren Schwarzwälder Magerwiesen. Unglaublich wie es da summt und zwitschert.

Ever since @adamhwells announced his intention to

Ever since @adamhwells announced his intention to write a book on perry we've been anxiously waiting. Could it be? Would it be? Well here it is - and it lives up to our very high expectations.

Engaging, educational, entertaining, inspiring - it's all of those and more. Not many writers could have pulled it off. Thank you Adam!

This is the book perry deserves. And the book perry needs right now, at a pivotal moment where aspirational perry is being made by more producers and in higher quality than ever, while it is simultaneously under threat from many sides.

Buy the book, share a perry with friends, and perhaps perry can finally break out of its niche and be recognized for the incredible drink that is is.

Cheers!

The cidery has warmed up to 15C and MLF is kicking

The cidery has warmed up to 15C and MLF is kicking off. Our fruit does really well with a good MLF, so we're not in a hurry at all to bottle - usually 9 to 12 months after pressing. Slow cider indeed.

Such a fun afternoon spent with another cider enth

Such a fun afternoon spent with another cider enthusiast! Thanks for making the detour to the Black Forest @marcomanfrinipommelier.
We need more pommeliers like you to carry forth the message of cider and perry. The Italian cider association provides a great example on how cider professionals can join forces to benefit the entire category - which we need to get a lot better at here in Germany.

Looking forward to meeting up again in Trentino.

@hilker_schmitt Dorit and Christina, it was wonder

@hilker_schmitt Dorit and Christina, it was wonderful to visit with you on such a beautiful day. Thanks for taking so much time with us and sharing valuable insights! Hope to do it again!

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