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Cider Digest #1331
Subject: Cider Digest #1331, 15 August 2006
From: cider-request@talisman.com
Cider Digest #1331 15 August 2006
Forum for Discussion of Cider Issues
Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor
Contents:
Re: Cider Digest #1329, 30 July 2006 (john bunker)
Indy International Wine Competition ("Gary Awdey")
Rates for custom pressing (Donald Davenport)
FITZMILL Hammer mills ("shawn carney")
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Subject: Re: Cider Digest #1329, 30 July 2006
From: john bunker <jbunker@gwi.net>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:34:20 -0400
Ray and Shawn and others,
Thanks very much for the UK cider visiting suggestions. I'll be making my
plans during the next couple of months. I will send in a report of my
adventures when I return to the states in November.
Best regards,
John Bunker
Fedco
P.O. Box 520
Waterville ME 04903
phone: 207 873-7333
fax: 207 872-8317
<fedcoseeds.com>
"planting trees is good to do"
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Subject: Indy International Wine Competition
From: "Gary Awdey" <gawdey@att.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:02:16 -0400
For those who don't follow competitions but might be interested the Indy
International Wine Competition was held July 27-29. The competition web
page describes it as a conjunction of the Indiana State Fair with Purdue
University's enology and computer science programs. It has divisions for
both commercial and amateur entries and has been running since 1992. There
are quite a number of categories of classic red and white wines and of fruit
wines (which include cider and perry under the scheme of classification used
by the competition). The lengthy list of entries recognized with awards may
be found at
http://www.indianawines.org/media/iwc/Taste%20of%20Indiana%20Awards%20Book.pdf.
The following partial list of commercial results (for entries that include
apple or pear in one form or another) may be of more immediate interest to
cider folks. Take note of the several awards (including gold medals) won by
AEppelTreow Winery (one of the owners, Charles McGonegal, has been a
frequent contributor to the Cider Digest) and Uncle John's Fruit House
Winery (Mike Beck has also been an active contributor this past year).
Congratulations to both wineries, as well as other wineries and individuals
recognized with awards.
Also, in anticipation of the question arising, "NV" refers to a non-vintage
(ie a blend from more than one year's harvest, or perhaps that the producer
chose not to identify the year)
Apple/Pear, Varietal or Blends
GOLD
Domaine Pinnacle, Apple Ice Wine, , NV, CANADA
Earle Estates Meadery, Apple, Apple Enchantment, NV, NY
St. Kathryn Cellars, Pear, , NV, CO
Uncle Johns Fruit House Winery, Apple, , NV, MI
SILVER
Magnotta, Apple Ice Wine, Iced Apple, 2001, CANADA
Maple River Winery, Apple Mint, , NV, ND
Nissley, Apple, , 2005, PA
Von Jakob Vineyard, Apple, Jonathan Apple, NV, IL
BRONZE
Alba Vineyard, Apple, , NV, NJ
Antler Ridge, Apple, Apple Infusion, 2005, PA
Apple Barn Winery, Apple, Applewood White, NV, TN
Apple Barn Winery, Apple, Cranberry, , NV, TN
Carlson Vineyards, Pear, Apple, Pearadactyle, NV, CO
Davenport Winery, Apple, Granny Smith, 2005, KS
Eagle City Winery, Apple, , 2005, IA
Maize Valley Winery, Apple, , NV, OH
Orchard Country Winery, Apple, , 2006, WI
Pomona Winery, Apple, Orchard Harvest, 2005, IL
Pomona Winery, Golden Delicious Apple, , 2005, IL
Prairie Berry Winery, Pear, Gold Digger, 2005, SD
Sainte Genevieve Winery, Pear, , 2005, MO
Stoney Ridge Winery, Pear, Simply Pear, 2005, OH
Weggy Winery, Apple Cherry, , 2005, WI
Carbonated, Grape and Non-Grape
GOLD
Black Star Farms, Apple, Hard Apple Cider, NV, MI
SILVER
Huber Winery, Apple, Raspberry, Razzy Apple, 2005, IN
Ciders
GOLD
Aeppeltreow Winery, Apple, Cranberry Cider, Red Poll Cran-Apple Cider, NV,
WI
Hard Apple Cider, Cherry, Apple Cider, Cherry Hard Cider, 2006, OR
SILVER
Aeppeltreow Winery, Apple, Strawberry Cider, Bunting Berry-Apple Cider, NV,
WI
Oliver Winery, Apple Cider, Bean Blosom Hard Cider, NV, IN
Uncle Johns Fruit House Winery, Apple Cider, Farmhouse Cider, NV, MI
BRONZE
Aeppeltreow Winery, Apple Cider, Barn Swallow Cider, NV, WI
Hard Apple Cider, Ciders, , 2005, OR
Hard Apple Cider, Apple Cider, Eden Ridge, 2005, OR
Obadiah McIntyre Farm Winery, Apple Cider, Nate's Hard Cider, 2006, MA
Dry Style, Any Fruit
BRONZE
Pomona Winery, Jonathan Apple, , 2005, IL
Pomona Winery, Jonathan Apple, Oak Aged Reserve, 2005, IL
Flavored Wines
GOLD
Apple Barn Winery, Apple, Raspberry, , NV, TN
SILVER
Pomona Winery, Spiced Apple, Orchard Spice, 2005, IL
BRONZE
Apple Barn Winery, Apple, Peach, , NV, TN
Village Vintner Winery, Gewurztraminer, Apple, Orchard Mist, NV, IL
Fortified, Fruit Wine Infusions, Other
SILVER
Aeppeltreow Winery, Apple, Pommeaux, 2004, WI
Aeppeltreow Winery, Pear, Poirissimo, 2004, WI
BRONZE
Huber Winery, Pear, , 2005, IN
Honey/Mead
SILVER
Earle Estates Meadery, Pear Mead, , NV, NY
BRONZE
Earle Estates Meadery, Apple Honey/Mead, Apple Cysee, NV, NY
Earle Estates Meadery, Raspberry, Pear Mead, Autumn Harvest, NV, NY
Maple River Winery, Honey, Apple, , NV, ND
Uncle Johns Fruit House Winery, Apple Honey/Mead, Cyser, NV, MI
Sparkling, Non-Grape, and Blends w Grape
SILVER
Aeppeltreow Winery, Pear, Perry-Bottle Fermented, 2005, WI
Gary Awdey
Eden, New York
gawdey@att.net
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Subject: Rates for custom pressing
From: Donald Davenport <djdavenport@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:29:08 -0600
With my pack press about finished, (and with the yield from my young
orchard likely to be processed in a day or two) I've been kicking
around the notion of offering the cider press for some custom work.
Lots and lots of backyard orchards in Santa Fe. No small pressing
operations nearby that I could find (hence, the need to build my own.)
I rather imagine I'd get quite a few takers.
I really have no idea what to charge or how to structure the service.
(Does a client need to pre-wash his/her apples, for example?) Is it
charged by the hour? By the bushel (with some kind of minimum)?
Should I consider offering anything in addition to the basic pressing
service? Containers?
And what about any liability issues? Do any of you do anything to
protect yourselves against the kid that gets the flu and his parents
claim its really ecoli from your press?
Granted, I'm talking really small scale. But if I could make enough to
keep me in cider-making supplies, meet some interesting people, take a
modest write-off for some of the expenses, it'd probably be worth it.
Or am I opening a really nasty can of worms?
Thanks for any advice.
Best,
Don Davenport
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Subject: FITZMILL Hammer mills
From: "shawn carney" <scarney88@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:12:11 -0600
Has anyone used or seen a Fitzpatrick FITZMILL used for grinding apples?
They are a fair bit more expensive than a Bell hammer mill, just wondering
if they are worth it.
Shawn Carney
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