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Di: Ria Windcaller: Award-winning Cidermaker Podcaster | Craft Beer Columnist
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The world's longest-running podcast devoted entirely to cider. Hosted by cider emcee Ria Windcaller, Cider Chat® takes you inside the global cider community, where you'll meet the makers, orchardists, apple growers, historians, chefs, scientists, and enthusiasts turning apples into something extraordinary. Every episode uncorks new stories, new voices, and new places to raise a glass. Because Cider Takes You Places!™© Cider Chat 2014- 2026 Arte Cucina Enogastronomia Scienze sociali Scrittura e commenti di viaggio
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  • 517: What Made ACE Cider Brand Worth $40+ Million

    517: What Made ACE Cider Brand Worth $40+ Million
    Oct 14 2026
    Jeffrey House and his wife Angela founded the California Cider Company in 1993 and built ACE Cider into a nationally distributed brand before selling the company in 2021. In this Cider Chat, Jeffrey gets into what it actually takes to build a cider business: distribution, margins, product development, persistence, scaling, knowing when to sell, and why making great cider is only part of building a valuable company. Mentions in this Cider Chat - Boston CiderFeast – November 14, 2026 - French Cider Blossom Time Tour – April 24–May 1, 2027 – Find out about Totally Cider Tours: https://ciderchat.com/totally-cider-tours/ - eCiderNews – This week's story features the new Somerset cider box collaboration from Wilding Cider and Rawlins Family Cider- Wilding and Rawlins Team Up on Somerset Cider Box Time Stamps 00:00 Cider Without Overthinking 02:13 The ACE Cider Origin Story 03:19 Out & About in Ciderville 06:05 Cider Events, Tours & News 09:31 Meet Jeffrey House 11:18 From Local Apples to National Scale 15:52 Building a Cider Company to Sell 18:58 Immigration & the Early Hustle 24:19 Finding Product Winners 30:34 The Reality of Cider Distribution 33:37 Building the Brand & Planning an Exit 37:21 Location, Costs & Business Decisions 38:32 Serendipity, Timing & Luck 39:58 The Entrepreneurial Mindset 41:58 Building a Product vs. Building a Business 42:29 The Pareto Principle & Persistence 44:41 Scaling, Cash Flow & Margins 46:38 Standing Out with Fruit Ciders 47:35 Selling ACE Cider 52:26 The Reality of Corporate Ownership 54:11 How the Cider Market Has Evolved 56:07 The Origins of ACE Fruit Ciders 58:36 Jeffrey House on Cider's Future 01:00:43 The Cider King 01:01:52 Ria's Wrap & Totally Cider Tour 01:03:17 Closing Song Listen & Subscribe 🍎 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify▶️ YouTube Learn More 🌐 Episode show notes: https://ciderchat.com/podcast/517-what-made-ace-cider-brand-worth-40-million/ 📰 eCiderNews: https://ciderchat.com/ecidernews Support Cider Chat If you enjoy independent cider journalism and conversations with cider makers from around the world, consider supporting Cider Chat. 🍎 Become a Patron or Commercial Partner: https://www.patreon.com/c/ciderchat Stay Connected 📬 Story tips: news@ciderchat.com📱 Instagram: @ciderchatciderville
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  • 516: Tasting Time | Totally Cider Tour '26 - France

    516: Tasting Time | Totally Cider Tour '26 - France
    Oct 7 2026

    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.

    Mentions in This Cider Chat

    Totally Cider Tours

    Bent Ladder Estate Ciders & Wine | Episode 392

    Giard | 13 Generations Making Cider, FR | Episode 177

    France Blossom Time Tour 2027
    Interested in joining the next Totally Cider Tour to France? Email info@ciderchat.com

    Timestamps

    Note: Cider Chat uses dynamic ad insertion. Depending on the ads served, actual playback times may vary slightly from the timestamps below.

    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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    🌐 Episode show notes:
    https://ciderchat.com/podcast/516-totally-cider-tour-france/

    📰 eCiderNews:
    https://ciderchat.com/ecidernews

    Support Cider Chat

    If you enjoy independent cider journalism and conversations with cider makers from around the world, consider supporting Cider Chat.

    🍎 Become a Patron or Commercial Partner:
    https://www.patreon.com/c/ciderchat

    Stay Connected

    📬 Story tips:
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    📱 Instagram:
    @ciderchatciderville
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    56 min
  • 515: World of Cider: The Baltic Region

    515: World of Cider: The Baltic Region
    Sep 23 2026

    What happens when a cider region has the apples, but not centuries of rules telling cidermakers what cider is supposed to be?

    Recorded at CiderCon 2026 in Providence, Rhode Island, this World of Cider session brings together three Latvian cider makers and Asnāte Ziemele of Baltic Cider.

    The Baltics have a long apple-growing heritage, but their modern cider movement is remarkably young. That gives today's makers room to experiment with local heirloom apples, wild seedlings, European cider varieties, pét-nat, still cider, wild fermentation and more as they develop their own Baltic cider identity.

    In This Cider Chat
    Why Baltic cider is something of a blank slate
    Northern climate, orchards and local apple varieties
    Wild seedlings, crab apples and European cider varieties
    Pét-nat, still cider and wild fermentation
    Building consumer understanding of real cider
    Organic orchard practices and wildlife pressure
    Cider regulations, ABV and taxes
    Food pairings and where to find Baltic cider
    Building a Baltic cider identity without fixed traditions
    Featured Panel

    Asnāte Ziemele | Baltic Cider

    Jānis Matvejs | Abuls Cidery

    Mārtiņš Knipšis | Pienjāņi Cidery

    Māris Plūme | Mr. Plūme Cidery

    Timestamps

    00:00 Baltic Cider Blank Slate

    01:16 Host Intro and Cider Tours

    03:17 Why the Baltics Now

    04:05 Meet the Baltic Cider Association

    04:52 Origins After 1991

    05:57 Climate and Growing Conditions

    08:17 Orchards and Apple Types

    10:22 Styles and Ingredients

    11:39 Challenges and Marketing

    12:07 Abuls Cidery Story

    14:36 Abuls Orchard and Pét-Nat

    16:30 Pienjāņi Orchard Journey

    19:47 Conservative Dry Cider Approach

    21:51 Mr. Plūme Philosophy

    26:17 Wild Fermentation Method

    28:01 Audience Q&A and Sweet Cider

    28:45 Real Cider Education

    29:59 Selling Sweet and Natural Cider

    30:16 Restaurants Build Awareness

    31:09 Organic Orchard Practices

    33:03 Wild Apples and Bitters

    33:46 ABV Limits and Taxes

    35:37 Building a Baltic Cider Identity

    36:49 Apples in Latvian Life

    38:54 Food Pairings with Cider

    40:01 Where to Drink Baltic Cider

    41:17 Market Niches and Bottles

    43:11 Baltic Cider Association Communication

    44:28 Regulations and Labeling

    47:20 Fences and Wildlife Pressure

    47:57 Grafting and Tree Sourcing

    48:58 Closing Thanks and Signoff


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    🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cider-chat/id1054230417

    🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25z9PBrbF5ERsv8X0SDWIV

    ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CiderChat

    Learn More

    Cider Chat: https://ciderchat.com/

    eCiderNews: https://ciderchat.com/ecidernews/

    Support Cider Chat

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    https://ciderchat.com/cider-going-up/

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