New cider for Wales

 Blaengawney Farm, situated high up in the mountains of South Wales, overlooking the Ebbw Valley, is producing a new cider, Hallets Real Cider is made by hand at the farm using a blend of traditional cider apples.

Hallets Real is made using both the traditional fermentation method, plus the addition of juice fermented using a rarely applied method called Keeving.
This produces a sweet rich juice, which is then blended with the traditionally fermented juice from other varieties to produce a unique cider which has its own subtle texture and taste.

Once blended it is matured, then bottled and stored for a minimum of 3 months, which allows a natural conditioning to occur.

Hallets Real Cider is available via Real Beer Box, direct from the farm or via a number of other outlets listed on their website. Alternatively they will be at Blackwood Edwardian Xmas Market this weekend, the  4/5 Dec.

Hallets Real Cider
Blaengawney Farm, Mynydd Maen
Hafodyrynys, Crumlin
NP11 5AY 
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First cider of the year

A visit to Llantrisant today was a bit dissapointing as most of the pubs were shut, however the Crown in nearby Llantwit Fardre was open so a pint of Otley was imbibed there. Behind the Crown is the Gwynt Y Ddraig cider farm so it would have been rude not to have gone and see Bill, Drew, Glyn et al. Naturely a pint of cider was offered to me, the first of the year. The Black Dragon cider is as excellent as ever, loaded with tannins it was a bit of a shock to the system at first but turned out an enjoyable drink in the end. Second cider was the lucious Haymaker, sweet and golden as poured straight from the tank. From the farm I can still see snow on the mountains to the north. Cider is not usually thought of as a winter drink but Welsh craft cider should be!

Welsh Cider in London!

From Brew Wales

For those of you not at Cowbridge or in the Otley pubs this weekend:

Gwynt Y ddraig, the Welsh Cider and Perry Company will this weekend be at the Southbank Centre in London as part of the Cheeses and Wine Fair.

The festival takes place in the Southbank Centre Square, situated outside the Royal Festival Hall. The Southbank Centre consists of the world-class Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward, Queen Elizabeth Hall (containing the Purcell Room), and the Saison Poetry Library. Situated on the south bank of the River Thames next to the popular London Eye, Southbank Centre is at the heart of an arts quarter stretching from the Royal National Theatre and National Film Theatre to Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe.

Opening Tmes
Friday 23 Oct 2009, 10:00am - Sunday 25 Oct 2009, 18:00pm
Nearest Tube is Waterloo


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Fishlock's Wales - Welsh Cider

ITV Wales have been filming a new series of Fishlock's Wales, and where better to start than at Gwynt y Ddraig Cider, to film Welsh cider being made. The series will be broadcast on Thursday nights, starting the 15th October on ITV Wales at 1930 hrs.

Above: the hopper being filled with apples

Pictured: the apples being loaded into the hopper and being fed into the scratter and belt press.

Andrew Gronow, Production Director of Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider explains the finer points of cidermaking to ITV Wales.

Below: The belt press

The belt press was made in Germany and provides a continuous crushing process, the apples are washed and sorted before being scrattered (chopped) into small pieces from which the juice is extracted. The juice is then pumped into wooden barrels for fermenting.

The crushed apple pulp is then fed to the cows on the farm, nothing is wasted here! She is really loving, not just sticking her tongue out! The last time I saw cows that happy was in St Mary Street, Cardiff on a Friday night.

Below: Operations Director Bill George explains some of the intricacies of blending different apple varities to produce the perfect cider.

Above: Some of the finished ciders and perries.

For those of you who live in South Wales, Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider is available in Tesco's and selected Spar shops throughout the area, failing that they will be at the Abergavenny Food Festival this weekend and at the Great British Cheese Festival next week. The farm is also open for off sales 10-5.30.

Welsh Cider and Perry Competion 2009 - Full Results

Welsh Cider & Perry Competition 2009
Held at the Clytha Arms, Monmouthshire 23rd May
The full results:

Perry
Dry Perry Category
Gold – Troggi, Troggi Broom
Silver – Raglan Cider Mill, Teat Owl
Bronze – Ty Bryn Cider. Blakeney Red Dry

Medium Perry Category
Gold – Troggi, Troggi Earlswood
Silver – Ty- Bryn Cider, Blakeney Red Medium Sweet
Bronze – Seidr Dai Helen's Early

Sweet Perry Category
Gold - Bragdy Brodyr, Silver Lady
Silver – Seidr Dai, Painted Lady
Bronze, Gwynt y Ddraig, Two Trees

Bottled Perry
Gold – Seidr Dai, Painted Lady
Silver – Troggi, Troggi Newydd
Bronze – Clytha Perry

Champion Perry of Wales 2009
Gold – Bragdy Brodyr, Silver Lady
Silver – Seidr Dai, Painted lady
Bronze – Troggi, Earlswood

Best Newcomer – Palmer's Upland Cider

Cider

Dry Draught Cider Category
Gold – Old Monty Dry
Silver – Springfield Sledgehammer
Bronze – Gwynt Y Ddraig Barnstormer

Medium Draught Cider
Gold - Rosie's Triple D Medium
Silver - Bent Bike Ciderhouse, Stabiliser
Bronze – Gwynt Y Ddraig Haymaker

Sweet Draught Cider
Gold – Blaengawney Farm, National Treasure
Silver – Palmer's Upland Cider, Top Box Cyder
Bronze – Gwynt Y Ddraig, Farmhouse Sweet

Spirit Cask Cider
Gold – CJ's Cider, Oak Barrel (whiskey)
Silver – Rosie's Triple D, Rosie's Rampant Ram
Bronze – Blaengawney Farm, Full Fat

Bottled Cider
Gold – Ty- Bryn Cider, Medium Sweet
Silver – Gwynt Y Ddraig, Vintage 06
Bronze – Gwynt Y Ddraig, Dabinett Single Variety

Champion Cider of Wales 2009
Gold – Rosie's Triple D, Medium
Silver – Blaengawney Farm, National Treasure
Bronze – Old Monty Dry Cider

Well done to the Welsh Perry & Cider Society and all at the Clytha Arms for such a fantastic event. For once the weather was with us and a long hot Saturday was enjoyed by all in the grounds of the Clytha.

Welsh Cider and Perry competition 2009

Champion Cider of Wales: 1. Rosie's Triple D 2. Blaengawaney farm National Treasure 3. old monty dry

Welsh Cider Festival 2009

Welsh Cider Festival 2009

The Welsh Cider & Perry Festival takes place this weekend at the Clytha Arms, Monmouthshire, on the 23^rd, 24^th and 25^th May (Sat-Mon). The Festival is also home to the Welsh Cider and Perry competition which means an early start for Brew Wales, being on the judging panel. Don't mind the early start, it's the 8% cider matured in a whiskey cask at 1000 am that is the difficult job! Anyway the 40 or so cidermakers in Wales will be entering their sweet, medium, dry and bottled ciders and perries into the competition. Winners should be announced sometime in the afternoon on Saturday. Brew Wales will attempt some live blogging and Tweeting from the festival but the wilds of Monmouthshire are not the ideal place to get a signal on a mobile phone.

The Welsh Cider & Perry Festival is the highpoint of the cidermaking year for the makers of our oldest drink. The makers themselves will be there serving (and drinking!) their produce and are more than willing to talk to customers about their wares. That's if the queue for the bar is not too long!

The cider bar will be in the old coach house, to the rear of the Clytha pub itself. The Clytha Arms is set in its own grounds so there is plenty of parking as well as spacious gardens to enjoy the best ciders and perries of Wales. Expect some excellent food as well with the Clytha Arms producing their own award-winning fayre as well as burgers on the barbecue. Brew Wales did feel that the Venison burgers last year were a little dear!

The Clytha Arms is situated on the B4598 between Abergavenny and Raglan, OS368089, NP7 9BW. The pub is on the Abergavenny to Monmouth bus route but the bus goes via the back of the pub on certain journeys, involving about ½ mile walk from the stop. Oh and the stop probably is not marked so use a map and ask the driver to be dropped off at Pit Clytha. The 1830 journey to Abergavenny leaves from outside the pub so no worries there!

Welsh Perry & Cider Society Website here

Google Map here:

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Bell, Caerleon

Lee rings in the changes at the Bell

New licensee Lee Taylor is definitely ringing the changes in the Bell, Caerleon. But cider lovers need not worry as South Wales' unique and award-winning cider house is not about to change into a chav-palace or, as has happened to pubs to the west of Newport, a curry house, instead Lee has decided to change the opening hours of the Bell and open all day. As well as keeping the cider menu – 24 ciders and perries at the last count, the food menu contains ingredients from local farms, including Trealy farm, as well as local cheeses. The menu changes regularly and recently one popular dish was Gwynt Y Ddraig Haymaker Cider and Butternut Squash Soup.

Another new innovation is that from 1000 on Saturdays and Sundays, the Bell will be open for breakfast.

For those of you who do not like cider, the Bell is also keeping up its tradition of serving real ales including those of the nearby Cwmbran Brewery.

Lee hopes to continue the tradition of regular beer festivals at the Bell and the dates will be published here later.

Bell Inn, Bulmore Road, Caerleon, NP18 1QQ, open 11-11 Mon-Fri, 10-11 Sat, 10-10.30 Sunday.

The cider menu

Cidermaking in Monmouthshire

It's apple-picking time again so the entire staff of Llanblethian Orchards - well okay Alex, his flatmate John and myself 'cos I knew where the orchard was - all headed off to the wilds of Monmouthshire on sunday for some scrumping.


Alex shows us above how to get the apples from the tree - a process known as "Panking".
And of course a suitable tribute must be paid to the goddess of the orcahrd, using cider made from from the harvest last year.

This is to ensure a good crop for next year.

Thanks to Ben Jones from the Kings Arms in Abergavenny for letting us use his orchard for the second year running.

Great British Cheese Festival

Britains biggest cheese festival will be moving to Cardiff Castle and CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale will be supplying the real ales, ciders and perries to wash down the best of British cheeses.
Great British Cheese Festival
Saturday 27th September 1000-1800 • Sunday 28th September 1000-1630
Cardiff Castle

Carmarthen Beer Festival

The beer and cider list for Carmarthen Beer Festival, St Peters Civic Hall, Nott Square, Carmarthen, SA31 1PG. The venue is situated in the centre of Carmarthen, a short walk uphill from the train station.
40 Real Ales, Country Wines, Cider + Perry. Thursday preview evening with limited selection of ales + no live music, optional fancy dress night.
Music: Fri Backtrax; Sat Somethin' Else.

Open: Thu 25th September 5pm-11pm; Fri 26th/Sat 27th 12noon-11pm. £4 entry fee (fee includes commemorative glass + prog). CAMRA membs free. Basic food available or bring your own. Beer Tokens on sale within.

Tomos Watkin Cwrw Haf 4.2%ABV
Tomos Watkin Cwrw Braf 3.7%ABV
Tomos Watkin OSB 4.5%ABV
Evan Evans 1767 4.7%ABV
Evan Evans Warrior 4.4%ABV
Wychwood Big Bertha 4.0%ABV

Felinfoel Stout 4.1%ABV
Bryncelyn Oh Boy 4.5%ABV
Bryncelyn Buddy Marvellous 4.0%ABV
Swansea Original Wood 5.4%ABV
Swansea Deep Slade Dark 4.0%ABV
Rhymney Hobby Horse 3.8%ABV
Brecon Cribyn 4.5%ABV
Brecon Naked Beacon 4.8%ABV
Brecon Golden Valley 4.2%ABV
Bullmastiff Son of a Bitch 6.0%ABV
Cairngorm Sheepshaggers Ale 4.5%ABV
Outlaw Wild Mule 4.0%ABV
Black Mountain Black 5 4.1%ABV
Jacobi Light Ale 3.8%ABV
Ffos y Ffin Towy Ale 5.0%ABV
Atlas Nimbus 5.0%ABV
Elgoods Black Dog 3.6%ABV
Purple Moose Cwrw Eryri 3.6%ABV
Otley O2 4.2%ABV
Wye Valley Butty Bach 4.2%ABV
Malvern Hills Swedish Nightingale 4.0%ABV
Spinning Dog Hereford Old Bull 3.9%ABV
Orkney Dark Island 4.6%ABV
Castle Rock Elsie Moe 4.7%ABV
Moorehouse Pride of Pendle 4.1%ABV
Fullers London Pride 4.1%ABV
Triple fff Altons Pride 3.8%ABV
Skinners Betty Stogs Ale 4.0%ABV
Wickwar Station Porter 6.1%ABV

Cider
Westons Old Rosie 7.3%ABV
GWR 1st Quailty 5.0%ABV
Gwynt Y Ddraig Farmhouse 5.5%ABV
Haymaker 6.5%ABV
Firey Fox 6.5%ABV
Barnstormer 6.5%ABV
Perry
Gwynt Y Ddraig
Pyder 6.5%ABV
Two Trees 6.5%ABV

A selection of wines will also be available.

Welsh Cider Wins in Great Taste Awards

Gwynt Y Ddraig, the Welsh Cider and Perry Company, have another award to add to their collection. Their Single Variety Yarlington Mill Cider walked off with 2 stars at the Great Taste Awards. This golden-coloured, medium-dry cider is rich in tannins with a pleasant mature aroma and is available at Tescos, Fillco (Vale of Glamorgan) and Harry Tuffin (Powys). Members of the Gwent Branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale sampled the Yarlington Mill earlier this year at the Tredegar House Folk Festival and it will be available on the CAMRA bar at the Abergavenny Food Festival in September.


More information
Gwynt Y Ddraig
Guild of Fine Food

Welsh Ciders and Perries @ the Great British Beer Festival

It's not just beer here at the Great British Beer Festival as a range of ciders and perries are also available. A quick perusal of the cider bar and we find a few of Welsh favourites here.

Troggi on TV!

One of Brew wales' favourite local cider and perry makers is Mike Penney from Troggi and last year ITV Wales filmed him for their Food Programme.
Click here to view the video

Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival - setup day 2 pt 3

Well known Cardiff cidermaker, author and occasional schoolteacher Dave Matthews delivers craft ciders from members of the Welsh Perry and Cider Society to the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival. Lots of Monmouthshire cider and perry this weekend at the CIA.

Cider at the Great Welsh

Provisional cider list for the Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival
Gwynt y ddraig:
Haymakers
Kingston Black
Black Dragon
Farmhouse sweet
Vintage Oak
Yarlington Mill
Strawberry Norman
Dabinett

Ralph's Cider:
Sweet Cider
Med Perry
Dry Perry
Dry Cider

Blaengawney Cider

Raglan Cider Mill (1 Perry 1 cider)

Toloja

Wernddu Vinyard (1 Perry 1 Cider)

Three Saints (2 Perry 1 Cider)

Berriew Cider (2 Cider)

Gethin's (2 Cider)

Bent Bike Ciderhouse (4 ciders)

Old Monty Cider (2 Cider)

Mid Wales Cider Company (2 Cider)

Berryhill Farm Cider (2 Cider)

Seidr Dai (3 Perry 1 Cider)

Llanblethian Orchards (2 Cider - one sweet/one med)

In addition there will be 54 other ciders and perries from English producers - full list will be posted next week.

Opening hours
Thursday June 12th 11am - 11pm
Friday June 13th 11am - 11pm
Saturday June 14th 11am - 11pm

Admission costs £5 per person, which includes your limited edition glass and souvenir programme. CAMRA members and those under 26 will receive an allowance of beer tokens.

Welsh Cidermaker wins more awards

At the International Cider Competion held recently in Hereford, Gwynt Y Ddraig, the Welsh Cider and Perry company walked off with a handful of awards. Their Malvern Hills Perry came second in the perry category against Denis Gwatkin's perry. It was a battle of the Welsh as Denis was born in Pontypool but now farms over the border at Abbey Dore in Herefordshire.
The new bottled Yarlington Mill cider from Gwynt Y Ddraig came in third in the Best Presented Cider or Perry competition.
Bill George, Operations Director of Gwynt Y Ddraig said, "It cam as a surprise to us all here at the farm to win so many awards, after all we know we make award-winning cidrs and perries so it's good to get the aclaim from our fellow makers".

Results in full, International Cider Competition.
Dry Cider
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Wrenbury Cider, Nantwich, Cheshire

Medium Cider
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Burrow Hill Cider, Somerset

Sweet Cider
1. Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm, Truro
2. Farmhouse Sweet, Ralphs Cider
3. Burrow Hill Cider, Somerset

Perry
1. Gwatkin Cider, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
2. Malvern Hills,Gwynt Y Ddraig, the Welsh Cider & Perry, Pontypridd
3. Weston's, Much Marcle

Single Variety Cider

1. Wrenbury Cider, Nantwich, Cheshire
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
2. The Boston Beer Co, USA

In-bottle fermented Cider or Perry
1. Butford Organics, Bodenham, Herefordshire
2. Gregg's Pit Cider & Perry, Much Marcle
3. Ashridge Cider, Staverton, Devon

Best Presented Cider or Perry
1. Once Upon a Tree, Putley
2. Thatchers Cider Sandford
3. Yarlington Mill, Gwynt Y Ddraig, the Welsh Cider & Perry, Pontypridd

Overall Champion
Gwatkin Perry

http://www.gwyntcider.com/

Welsh Cider Company Appoints New Directors

Gwynt Y Ddraig, the Welsh Cider company, has announced the appointment of two new directors to the board, Ian Evans has been appointed Chairman and Lyn Casling has taken over as Finance Director of the biggest cidermaker in Wales.

Ian Evans, originally from the Rhondda Valley, is a graduate of the Polytechnic of Wales, after which he worked in the drinks industry for Scottish & Newcastle where his jobs included Group Logistics Director and Production Director at the Newcastle and Fountainbridge Breweries, as well as Operations Director for the Scottish Courage Brands. He was also involved in the merger of The Beer Cellar and Waverley Vintners and the sale of Scottish &Newcastle’s pubs to the Spirit Pub Group. Ian currently works for William Grant & Sons as Operations Development and Compliance Director.

Currently, Ian is a non-executive director of the Scotch Whisky Research Institute and a member of the Scotch Whisky Association Environmental Committee and chairs a sub group of this committee dealing with energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction.


“Despite spending most of my working life in Scotland, I always enjoy coming back to Wales to support the Welsh Rugby team and of course sampling the superb ciders from Wales”, said Ian Evans.

Lyn Casling joins the board of Gwynt Y Ddraig as non-executive Finance Director. He is also from the Rhondda and is a graduate of the Polytechnic of Wales. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Member of the Compliance Institute. Lyn is a past president of the South Wales District Society of Chartered Certified Accountants. In 1986 Lyn joined the Julian Hodge Bank Group as Chief Accountant, progressing to Managing Director of Hodge Life Assurance Company Limited in 1990 and remained in that position until November 1999. Lyn was Finance Director of Challenger Group Services (UK) Limited, and Challenger Life (UK) Limited from December 2001 until July 2007 and is currently Head of Product Development of Living Time Limited.

Andrew Gronow and Bill George, Directors of Gwynt Y Ddraig cider, are quoted “We have proved in the past that we make award-winning ciders and perries and now we have the experience of Ian and Lyn on the board, we can take Gwynt Y Ddraig ciders and perries to the next level.”

Further Information:

Bill George, Operations Director, 0779 106 6240

or

Andy Gronow, Production Director, 0779 106 6257

Gwynt y Ddraig Cider Ltd

Llest Farm, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, RCT, CF38 2PW

www.gwyntcider.com

Cider Open Day

Gwynt Opens Doors on Cidermaking.

Wales' largest cidermaker, Gwynt Y Ddraig will be opening their doors to the public over the weekend of the 26th and 27th April for a cider making and tasting weekend. Over the course of the weekend at Llest Farm, Llantwit Fardre, 12 of Gwynt Y Ddraig's award-winning ciders and perries (fermented pear juice) will be available on their bar at Wales' only ciderhouse.

According to Andy and Bill, cider makers at Gwynt Y Ddraig, “This is the third year we have opened our doors to our fans and it's always a popular event with ciderlovers even coming over from England to see how we make our award-winning products. It's also a chance for us to meet our customers and explain the effort that goes into making ciders and perries that have won awards from CAMRA, the Welsh Perry & Cider Society and Taste of Wales”.

As well as cider and perry being available there will also be an apple-pressing demo using the equipment that makes the award-winning Gwynt Y Ddraig ciders and perries. Welsh food will be available at the farm including bread and cheese as well as 100% handmade pork sausages, and beef and Wild Boar burgers from Cegin Crincae. Even homemade cider cakes will be available.

This year will see a number of “single variety” types of cider available at the open day. As the name suggests these are made from only one variety of fruit, often from a single orchard. The most familiar single variety is Kingston Black, which originated in Somerset but has been grown in the Welsh Marches, especially Monmouthshire for well over a century. “We try and source all our fruit from Wales”, continued Bill, “but we can only get three quarters of it from Welsh orchards, the rest comes from Herefordshire and Somerset.”
Other single varieties that will be available at the open day are Strawberry Norman, Brown Snout and Yarlington Mill. Gwynt Y Ddraig will also be showcasing a “Pider” - fermented from both apple and pear fruit.

One cider that cider enthusiasts will be looking forward to is a special 3 year old vintage that has been matured in oak barrels. “It's something special”, says Bill, “We have not tried ageing for this long before but maturing in oak will give this cider a certain flavour and colour that you cannot get normally. We think it's one for the connoisseur”.

As well as the single varieties and the perries, Gwynt Y Ddraig's range of ciders is completed by names such as Dog Dancer, Haymaker, Fiery Fox, Black Dragon, Orchard Gold and Barnstormer. If you are unable to make the open weekend, Gwynt Y Ddraig's products are available throughout Wales at food shows as well as at Tesco, Waitrose and in Brains and Wetherspoons pubs.

Gwynt Y Ddraig Facts:
Gwynt Y Ddraig was founded in 2001 by local farmer Bill George and his nephew Andrew Gronow
450 tons of fruit were pressed last year
Orchard Gold Cider was commended in the True Taste Drink (Alcoholic) awards 2007/8
Gwynt Y Ddraig Farmhouse Sweet was judged “Best Sweet Cider” at the Bath Cider Festival 2008
Gwynt Y Ddraig have previously won Champion Cider and Perry of Britain, as judged by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.

Further Information:
Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider Making and Tasting Weekend
Saturday 26th April 11am-7pm
Sunday 27th April 11-5pm
Llest Farm, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, RCT, CF38 2PW
www.gwyntcider.com

Andy Gronow, Production Director Gwynt Y Ddraig Cider, 0779 106 6257
or
Bill George, Operations Director Gwynt y Ddraig Cider, 0779 106 6240

Great Welsh Beer And Cider Festival Cider List

And the cider list is now up - again subject to availability - will post an up to date list when all delivered to City Hall next week.

Alan Sharleys Last
Berriew Cider
Butford Organics Cider
Butford Organics Perry
CJ's Cider Number 2
CJ's Cider Number 3
Dan Y Graig Cider
Gwatkins various
Gwynt Y Ddraig various
HecksVintage Sweet Cider
J Edward And Sons Reputed Green Styre Cider
Lewis Cider
Newton Court Medium Cider
Olivers Whiskey town oak aged perry
Orchards
Wye Valley Cider
Ralphs various
Rathays
Richards Leg Bender Sweet Cider
Rosie's Triple D Wicked Wasp Cider
Rosie's Triple D Cider
Ross On Wye Perry
Seidr Dai various
Seidr O Sir
Maes Ebwy Sych Cider
Seidr O Sir
Côr Wye Cewri
Severn Cider
Perry
Troggi
Bowmre 2000 Single Malt Cask Finish
Treggagl Perry
Samsay Perry
Perry
Ty Gwyn
Uren Ashton Bitter & Strawberry norman
W. M. Watkins And Sons Whiskey Barrel
W. M. Watkins And SonsRum Barrel
W. M. Watkins And SonsOak Cask
Wilkins Medium Sweet

TBC Old Monty Cider
TBC Old Monty Cider
TBC Swan Cider
TBC Swan Cider
TBC Swan Cider


GWBCF Bottled Cider List 2007
Berriew Cider
Argoed, Berriew
01686640291
Berriew is a craft cider maker that specialises in a range of spirit-cask conditioned ciders made to
traditional techniques.
500ml Assorted Spirit-Cask conditioned ciders
Seidr Dai
Cardiff, South Wales
http://www.welshcider.co.uk/prod-seidrdai.htm

This craft cider company was started in the autumn of 2000. The ciders are made only from Welsh
fruit, hand-picked in traditional, unsprayed and unfertilised orchards. No water, sugar or yeast are
added to the juice. Wherever possible, Seidr Dai uses rare and endangered Welsh varieties of cider
apple and perry pear.
75cl 'Sparkling 'Champagne Style' Perry
Springfield Cider
Llangovan, Monmouth
http://www.springfieldcider.co.uk/

Springfield Cider orchards are set in approximately 110 acres of beautiful, rolling Monmouthshire
countryside and encompass Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Special Scientific Interest.
The orchards comprise 28,000 trees, planted in two phases during 1998/99 and incorporating an
extensive drainage system designed to ensure that ground conditions remain suitable throughout the
year, whatever the weather.
500ml Assorted Ciders
Wernddu Wine
Wernddu Farm, Pen-Y-Clawdd, Monmouth
http://www.wernddu-wine.co.uk/

Wernddu Wine - is a new vineyard venture based in the beautiful South Wales countryside, just a
short drive from the historic town of Monmouth. Wernddu farm, situated in the small community of
Pen-y-clawd, has been the home of the Strawford family since 1999..
500ml Assorted Perries and Ciders
There is also organic welsh apple juice available in 25cl bottles from both the
cider bar and bottle bar upstairs produced by John and Margaret Morris
from Cickhowell (01873 810275)