Discovering Viez: The Mosel-Franconian Cider Culture of Western Germany
Barry explores the Viez cider tradition that runs from the city of Trier in the Moselle, down into the Saarland, meeting the Viez Brotherhood on the way.
All posts tagged: Germany
Notes from the past: Der Zider, 1913
Barry takes us back to 1913, and a German article explaining why cider was deserving of more respect than it received. Plus ça change!
A Berlin Cider Crawl
In which Beatrix goes to Germany’s capital city and mainly drinks ciders from elsewhere.
The Great Big German Perry Tasting
Barry explores a selection of German perries from an expanding range of makers.
A Week (and a bit) in the Perry Pear Harvest
Barry muses his way through the first week of perry pear harvest in southern Germany.
Five Ciders and a Perry from FreuObst
Barry tastes through six bottlings from Germany’s FreuObst.
A Chat with Jakob Hörl of FreuObst feine Zider
Barry continues his series of profiles of small German makers, this time with Jakob Hörl of FreuObst.
Apfelgold – A Chat with Kira Rehberger
Barry continues his German maker series with a chat with Kira Rehberger, owner and maker at Apfelgold in northern Germany.
Our 1,000th review and a chaotic CiderWorld cavalcade of international ciders
Adam visits Frankfurt’s CiderWorld and goes berserk again
Germany-bound: a trio of ciders from Böhm Ciderwerkstatt
Ahead of a trip to Frankfurt, Adam thinks about the importance of cider cities
