What does time taste like?

Join Cider Chat MC Ria on the 2026 Totally Cider Tour through Normandy, Domfrontais and Brittany, where cider, poiré, Pommeau and Calvados become a way of experiencing place, people and time.

The journey begins with a reconnaissance adventure near Étretat and continues into orchards, cellars and conversations with makers, including Jacques Perritaz of Cidrerie du Vulcain and Eric Bordelet. At Eric's table, a tasting across vintages reveals how cider, poiré and Cormé continue to transform in the bottle.

Then hear directly from the people who traveled on the tour about what surprised them, what they learned and what they'll remember from cider country in France.

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Interested in joining the next Totally Cider Tour to France? Email info@ciderchat.com

Timestamps

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00:00 Lost After Dark in Normandy

01:16 Finding the Trail Back

03:02 Welcome to Cider Chat

04:07 Reconnaissance in Étretat

08:25 La Mer à Boire with Jean-François Bougeant

10:05 An Unexpected Normandy Dinner

10:50 The Totally Cider Tour Begins

12:46 Meeting Jacques Perritaz

14:06 Learning to Work with Tannins

14:52 Drought, Deep Soil and Healthy Trees

16:04 Tasting Time with Eric Bordelet

18:43 Argelette Across the Years

23:27 Cormé and Transformation in the Bottle

25:48 Ted's France Tour Reflections

33:16 The Magic of Low-ABV Cider and Poiré

33:43 Carla and Galen's Tour Reflections

34:46 What the Calvados Cellar Teaches You

37:03 Learning from the Distillers

38:53 Discovering the Range of Calvados

40:28 Joyce and Andy's Tour Reflections

42:21 Discovering Poiré and French Towns

44:41 Discovering Pommeau and Calvados

46:58 Martin on Aged Perry and Access

54:57 France Tour Wrap and Blossom Time 2027

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