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EP 424 A Hard Cider Tasting

Today Gary Vaynerchuk tries something new, hard cider.

Wines tasted in this episode:

Farnum Hill Kingston Black Cider Reserve
Farnum Hill Farmhouse Cider
Farnum Hill Extra-Dry Cider

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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qotd: yes, not many, mostly some micro brews, I think Woodchuck is the biggest name one I’ve tried

Tags: Hard Cider, review, sparkling, Video

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  • I hate to say it but the majority of hard ciders I’ve had have been of the cheap-o variety. This is making me crave one, though, as it’s often what I get at bars since I really only like Guiness and am not always in the mood for it. Great episode – cool to get outside the WLTV box!

  • I hate to say it but the majority of hard ciders I’ve had have been of the cheap-o variety. This is making me crave one, though, as it’s often what I get at bars since I really only like Guiness and am not always in the mood for it. Great episode – cool to get outside the WLTV box!

  • Rani Haykal

    Great Show!!!

    Hope you are enjoying SXSW….wish I could be there (Im 2hrs away, but midterms are a bitch)

    QOTD: Ive tried a few ciders. Mainly those that are served locally in taphouses down here. Out of all that I’ve tried, Strongbow isnt too shabby. Its more like drinking apple juice than an alcoholic beverage, but very defined apples.

    –RH

  • Rani Haykal

    Great Show!!!

    Hope you are enjoying SXSW….wish I could be there (Im 2hrs away, but midterms are a bitch)

    QOTD: Ive tried a few ciders. Mainly those that are served locally in taphouses down here. Out of all that I’ve tried, Strongbow isnt too shabby. Its more like drinking apple juice than an alcoholic beverage, but very defined apples.

    –RH

  • David Masi

    Hey Gary!

    Yes I have…Eric Bordelet from France makes cider from 200 year old trees, these are some I have:
    Bordelet Poire Sydre Authentique
    Bordelet Poire Sydre Granit
    Bordelet Sydre Argelette
    Bordelet Sydre Brut Tendre
    Bordelet Sydre Doux

    have two from the 2003 vintage. BTW, the food deal is with fennel and pork. Esentially grilled pork loin on an apple and fennel slaw, finish the pork with a glaze of the cider and serve on a hot day!

    BITCHIN…

  • BobbyTiger

    Actually, I had a Woodchuck with lunch today. It was the only thing cold in the fridge. Went well with the left-over BBQ. Really don’t drink much cider though, as I find it rather lame. However I do drink a lot of sparkling wines, and the extra dry sounds like something that might be interesting. How you keep coming up with these shows I’ll never know.

  • David Masi

    Hey Gary!

    Yes I have…Eric Bordelet from France makes cider from 200 year old trees, these are some I have:
    Bordelet Poire Sydre Authentique
    Bordelet Poire Sydre Granit
    Bordelet Sydre Argelette
    Bordelet Sydre Brut Tendre
    Bordelet Sydre Doux

    have two from the 2003 vintage. BTW, the food deal is with fennel and pork. Esentially grilled pork loin on an apple and fennel slaw, finish the pork with a glaze of the cider and serve on a hot day!

    BITCHIN…

  • BobbyTiger

    Actually, I had a Woodchuck with lunch today. It was the only thing cold in the fridge. Went well with the left-over BBQ. Really don’t drink much cider though, as I find it rather lame. However I do drink a lot of sparkling wines, and the extra dry sounds like something that might be interesting. How you keep coming up with these shows I’ll never know.

  • John Watson

    My favorite ciders are the batches I brew in my basement every fall. Super dry and sour. Great stuff.

  • John Watson

    My favorite ciders are the batches I brew in my basement every fall. Super dry and sour. Great stuff.

  • chenrys

    Interesting show.

    QOTD: I haven’t had hard cider at all, Carl’s only had homemade.

  • chenrys

    Interesting show.

    QOTD: I haven’t had hard cider at all, Carl’s only had homemade.

  • kazu

    I havent yet, but i definitely will. Good show.

  • kazu

    I havent yet, but i definitely will. Good show.

  • */^_^*

    qotd: i’m all over the hard cider. haven’t had any artisan offerings but the ace pear cider is cool.

  • */^_^\*

    qotd: i’m all over the hard cider. haven’t had any artisan offerings but the ace pear cider is cool.

  • Tom L

    Stick with the vino, Sonny.

  • Tom L

    Stick with the vino, Sonny.

  • Sir Lurks-A-Lot

    Quicktime download is missing a period.

    http://tv.winelibrary.com/episodes/s3/episode424mov should be

    http://tv.winelibrary.com/episodes/s3/episode424.mov

    PS: This is my first comment and I love cider! Scrumpy Jack cider from the UK FTW!

  • Sir Lurks-A-Lot

    Quicktime download is missing a period.

    http://tv.winelibrary.com/episodes/s3/episode424mov should be

    http://tv.winelibrary.com/episodes/s3/episode424.mov

    PS: This is my first comment and I love cider! Scrumpy Jack cider from the UK FTW!

  • From Laid Back Friday to Melancholy Monday.

    QOTD: Nope, I’d rather expand my palate to those off the wall varietals in Greece or Hungary.

  • From Laid Back Friday to Melancholy Monday.

    QOTD: Nope, I’d rather expand my palate to those off the wall varietals in Greece or Hungary.

  • BoiseWiner

    QOTD: I have enjoyed pear cider when I’m in the mood for something different. Good show :).

  • BoiseWiner

    QOTD: I have enjoyed pear cider when I’m in the mood for something different. Good show :).

  • Alex Hopgood

    QOTD: I haven’t really had “hard ciders” but i live in england so i get all the “mainstream ciders” in the pubs(bars). like Strongbow, Scrumpy Jack, Olde English, Kopperberg (Pear cider) and the local brewers.

    i like ciders, but if i go into a pub i usually would drink a pint of ale instead of a cider, but on occasion i choose to havee one.

  • Alex Hopgood

    QOTD: I haven’t really had “hard ciders” but i live in england so i get all the “mainstream ciders” in the pubs(bars). like Strongbow, Scrumpy Jack, Olde English, Kopperberg (Pear cider) and the local brewers.

    i like ciders, but if i go into a pub i usually would drink a pint of ale instead of a cider, but on occasion i choose to havee one.

  • Anonymous

    Yup, love the hard apple ciders..not as much as wine…but…
    Doc’s Draft Framboise is yummy…raspberries are added to the apple cider…light pink color…very fruity… unlike regular apple cider that reminds you of Thanksgiving, this is summer favorite!

  • Yup, love the hard apple ciders..not as much as wine…but…
    Doc’s Draft Framboise is yummy…raspberries are added to the apple cider…light pink color…very fruity… unlike regular apple cider that reminds you of Thanksgiving, this is summer favorite!

  • Travis

    QOTD – Yep. Preferred – Blackthorne. Alternate (and far more common in the US) – Hard Core

  • Travis

    QOTD – Yep. Preferred – Blackthorne. Alternate (and far more common in the US) – Hard Core

  • Robin C

    QOTD: Interesting show. Never had an alcoholic apple cider. Apple brandies might be fun to look at too.

  • Robin C

    QOTD: Interesting show. Never had an alcoholic apple cider. Apple brandies might be fun to look at too.

  • Dave Canada

    This was my go to university drink in Ireland……cider and cassis!!!!

  • Dave Canada

    This was my go to university drink in Ireland……cider and cassis!!!!

  • Obama_Man

    QOTD: I’m a big fan, actually. Interesting ep!

  • Obama_Man

    QOTD: I’m a big fan, actually. Interesting ep!

  • Mike

    Great Episode Gary. Fun times.

    QOTD: My wife loves cider. I usually try it. Great stuff with BBQ wings, or ribs. With a spicy grilled dish, these are great. As Gary said, great palette cleaners. MY FAVORITE CIDER: Is an Oregon variety, called WANDERING AENGUS. We actually first had it as Bethel Heights Wineary in the Dundee Hills of Pinot country in Oregon.

    Hard Cider used to be America’s prefered drink of choice. The french and english colonies were big drinkers. William Henry Harrison, US Prez in 1840 had a cider campaign and wooed voters with free drinks. True…

    GARY, Please do an IPA Episode. I’d love to hear your description of some of these Monster Hoppy IPA beers….

  • Mike

    Great Episode Gary. Fun times.

    QOTD: My wife loves cider. I usually try it. Great stuff with BBQ wings, or ribs. With a spicy grilled dish, these are great. As Gary said, great palette cleaners. MY FAVORITE CIDER: Is an Oregon variety, called WANDERING AENGUS. We actually first had it as Bethel Heights Wineary in the Dundee Hills of Pinot country in Oregon.

    Hard Cider used to be America’s prefered drink of choice. The french and english colonies were big drinkers. William Henry Harrison, US Prez in 1840 had a cider campaign and wooed voters with free drinks. True…

    GARY, Please do an IPA Episode. I’d love to hear your description of some of these Monster Hoppy IPA beers….

  • jason carey

    The thing is you can get some truly excellent french ciders for much less than that and they are coming all the way form Normandy..
    jason

  • jason carey

    The thing is you can get some truly excellent french ciders for much less than that and they are coming all the way form Normandy..
    jason

  • Deano

    Gary cool episode nice to change it up a bit.

    QOTD:
    -I have had a couple and i am not a fan. However i haven’t had a sparkling one that kinda sounds good to me 🙂

  • Deano

    Gary cool episode nice to change it up a bit.

    QOTD:
    -I have had a couple and i am not a fan. However i haven’t had a sparkling one that kinda sounds good to me 🙂

  • Antony

    Beloved of the street wino, cider is surely an under rated drink. An extremely pungent and cloudy version known as scrumpy comes on draft in the south west of England. It rots you from the inside and makes your teeth fall out but otheriwse is great.

  • Antony

    Beloved of the street wino, cider is surely an under rated drink. An extremely pungent and cloudy version known as scrumpy comes on draft in the south west of England. It rots you from the inside and makes your teeth fall out but otheriwse is great.

  • Kristen

    Nice episode GV…I love hard cider! And Dave Canada, cider and cassis sounds absolutely wonderous! I’ll have to try it sometime.

    QOTD: Funny that you did this show. I just bought a Trader Joe’s Brand sparkling apple cider, Newton’s Folly. I used it to cook some pork chops. The cider was good, but nothing compares to hard cider from Normandy in France. Absolutely delicious!

  • Kristen

    Nice episode GV…I love hard cider! And Dave Canada, cider and cassis sounds absolutely wonderous! I’ll have to try it sometime.

    QOTD: Funny that you did this show. I just bought a Trader Joe’s Brand sparkling apple cider, Newton’s Folly. I used it to cook some pork chops. The cider was good, but nothing compares to hard cider from Normandy in France. Absolutely delicious!

  • Achilles Mike

    QOTD Never had one . How do these compare with Martinellis Sparkling Cider/ We enjoy that alot on Thanksgiving. Good Show!

  • Achilles Mike

    QOTD Never had one . How do these compare with Martinellis Sparkling Cider/ We enjoy that alot on Thanksgiving. Good Show!

  • kaybee

    QoTd
    Never tried it before, but it sounds good with fall dishes, pork, baked butternut squash, turkey, stuffing, etc.

  • kaybee

    QoTd
    Never tried it before, but it sounds good with fall dishes, pork, baked butternut squash, turkey, stuffing, etc.

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