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Subject: Cider Digest #1694, 21 February 2012
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Cider Digest #1694 21 February 2012
Cider and Perry Discussion Forum
Contents:
Regarding perry pears (Jayme Blaschke)
Thanks, Wandering Aengus (Cider Conference 2012) (Dick Dunn)
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Subject: Regarding perry pears
From: Jayme Blaschke <jblaschke@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:41:00 -0600
Howdy Folks,
I was directed to this list from the Homebrew Talk forums. I have some
background in homebrewing beer and mead, and with two large pear trees in
my back yard, have a growing interest in experimenting with perry. The
trees are Moonglow and Warren, though, with Acres Home, Tennousi and
Garber grafts--all of which are dessert pears and, from my research,
generally ill-suited for perry.
I'm looking to trade for scionwood but more importantly, I'm looking for
good information on what heirloom perry cultivars would be suitable for my
zone 8b Texas climate. I've found the usual sites online with extensive info
about individual perry pear types, but none of them mention chill hours
or fireblight resistance. So any guidance growers with more experience
are willing to offer me would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
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Subject: Thanks, Wandering Aengus (Cider Conference 2012)
From: Dick Dunn <rcd@talisman.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:34:32 -0700
My alter-ego and I have been waiting for somebody to step up and write an
article about the Cider Conference in Chicago, 9-10 February. But OK,
everybody's being bashful, so here goes...
A huge thanks to the folks at Wandering Aengus for organizing a conference
for cider producers, in 2011 and 2012. These folks are leaders and top
notch in our US cider community. It is severely difficult to organize
cidermakers; the analogy with "herding cats" is more than apt. But they
tried it anyway, and succeeded, two years in a row.
I met up with a bunch of folks I'd known from the past, and many times more
people I hadn't met but had wanted to. What an opportunity!
The first day was about legislation--the bubble tax and all (see preceding
Digests). We all certainly had plenty of opinions and angles on how to
fix the major problems in current US legislation. We also learned a tad
of "the art of the possible"--where laws might be amenable to change vs
the stuff that just can't be changed and shouldn't be stirred up. This
now rests with a group working out the fine points.
The second day was multi-track, with many matters, only trouble was trying
to decide which sessions to attend! Sessions on marketing, tasting,
equipment and processes, growing, festivals, and more than I can explain.
Second day evening was a rather free-for-all tasting of commercial ciders
brought by producers who attended. Quite a bit to be learned!
I hope this conference continues (and if given a chance, I'll try to help
out). Although Franklin County Cider Days remains the overall place to
be for the larger cider community, the conference that Wandering Aengus
has hosted is the place for commercial producers.
Again, thanks to those wandering folks.
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Dick Dunn rcd@talisman.com Hygiene, Colorado USA
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