Cider Chat11 Huhti 2018

123: The Perry Farmer in Loré, France

Poiré Fermier is French for Perry Farmer, which is only part of the story for the featured guest in this episode 123. Cidermaker Philippe and wife Marie-Claire Derouault also manage a herd of dairy cows who graze and laze among orchards of apples and pears on their 120 hectares (297 acres) situated in Loré, France.

There are 14 Poiré producers in this region of southern Normandy and the Perry they make is known as Poiré Domfront.

Here Calvados is made with a base of Poiré rather than cider. The standard is to have up to 70% Poiré in this region's Calvados which has the following appellations

an AOC or Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (since 2002),
an AOP(*) or Appellation d'Origine Protégée, is equivalent to the AOC in Europe (since 2006).

Pears used in this region Normandy

Plant de Blanc - up to 40% of the juice for Poiré must come from this pear.
Rouge Vigné
Gros Blot
Plant Roux
De Cloche
Gaubert

Here the pear trees are hundreds of years old. Notably, Pear trees were already growing in Normandy in the 11th century, before the cider apples arrived via Northern Spain.

Come explore this region of France, meet the maker and drink Poiré and Cidre with Cider Chat Host Ria Windcaller via the Totally Cider Tour to Normandy September 23-29, 2018.

Philippe and Marie-Claire's farm "Earl du Bois" is on the tour!

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Mentions in this chat

Center for Rural Affairs - matching young farmers with farm land

Cider Festivals

Huon Valley Mid Winterfest - Tasmania - Australia July 13-15, 2018
Cider Expo - Caen, France July 7, 8, 9, 2018

Cider Competitions

May 5, 2018 23rd Annual Boston Homebrew (...and cider & mead) Competition
May 16, 2018 - International Cider & Perry, Hereford UK
May 16-19, 2018 Great Lakes International Cider and Perry competition

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The Cider Project aka EthicCider- California
Albermale CiderWorks : listen to Chuck Shelton on episode 56
Cider Summit : listen to Alan Shapiro founder of this cider fest on episode 75.
Ramborn Cider Co. Luxembourg.
Big Fish Cider Co. Virginia
Tanuki Cider Co. Santa Cruz California episode 103
Ross on Wye Cider and Perry, UK
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