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Plenty of blossom but no Blossomtime in Putley!
This coming weekend should have been the Big Apple’s thirtieth year of running Blossomtime in Putley, but of course it won’t be happening.
THE GARDEN CIDER COMPANY SUPPORTS LOCAL BREWERIES WITH BOTTLING
The Garden Cider Company has opened the doors of its bottling plant to help support local breweries with a surplus of beer. With on-trade sales at zero, breweries have had to change tack and look to bottle beer that would have ordinarily supplied pubs, bars and restaurants.
World’s Biggest Cider Tasting
World’s biggest cider tasting set to combat isolation for cider lovers
MIKE SHOPLAND – CIDER MAKERS PROVIDING ON-LINE SALES
Mike Shopland has been speaking to a number of cider makers around the UK and has collected a list of those who are currently able to provide on line sales.
Crafty Nectar’s Small Cider Marketplace
In light of the ongoing situation Crafty Nectar is opening up their online platform to support to UK cider makers.
Sustainability Sits at the Heart of CraftCon 2020
Following its successful debut in 2019, CraftCon, the only UK conference for aspiring and existing commercial craft cider makers, returns in April with the key theme of sustainability running throughout its programme.
GREAT BRITISH CIDER MAKERS CALL FOR BUDGET SUPPORT
With the Spring Budget quickly approaching, the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) has been talking to Ministers and MPs to gain support for better treatment for cider.
Call for Greater Support for Great British Cider
At their reception on Tuesday 4th February 2020, the National Association of Cider Makers called on MPs to support them in calling for a reduction in cider excise duty in the March Budget.
THATCHERS INTRODUCES ITS ALCOHOL-FREE CIDER, ZERO
Thatchers Zero has all the appley aromas and crisp refreshment expected from the master cidermakers at Myrtle Farm. With a beautifully bright, golden appearance, crisp, medium dry taste, and fruity aroma, this is a cider that at 0.0%, will appeal to those looking to moderate their alcohol consumption.
3rd Global Cider Forum in Frankfurt
Around 120 industry visitors, 16 speakers from 14 countries: Another success for the international trade conference for cider
30 years for the Big Apple!
12th and 13th October 2019 Harvestime 2019 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Big Apple, a community event celebrating apples, orchards and cider and all the ways in which they have shaped the landscape in one small corner of Herefordshire. Nine venues in and...
Healthy orchards vital for the growth of the cider industry
Orchard managers, apple growers and cidermakers from all over the country gathered on 1st August for the annual National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) Orchard and Machinery Day