cider

30.8.2026

Three Bottles Markenhof

Three bottles of cider from Markenhof stand on a wooden table. In the background you can see a wine glass and a stack of books.

We drink a Brut Nature 2024, a Rosé 2023 and a Kohlenbacher with cider quinces from Markenhof in Baden, all fermented traditional orchard fruit.

23.8.2026

Two Bottles Weinwald

Two bottles of fruit wine from the Staffelter Hof stand on a wooden table. In the background you can see a wine glass and a stack of books, in front of the bottles lie corks and a waiter's friend corkscrew.

From the Staffelter Hof's Weinwald project we drink two bottles of fermented orchard fruit: Flurb is apple, pear, quince, Ubuntu a whole basket of fruit.

14.5.2026

From Apple to Cider

Many red apples in a tub

We made cider. Bottle-fermented. Ourselves and without really knowing what we were doing. A travelogue from apple to cider.

28.5.2025

Two Bottles Trinkender Zobel

On a wooden table stand two bottles of Trinkender Zobel fruit sparkling wine. One of the labels features the namesake sable. In the background, there is a wine glass and a stack of books.

This week we are drinking two bottles of fermented orchard fruit from Trinkender Zobel (Drinking Sable) from Saale-Unstrut: an Apple Sparkling Wine Brut Nature 2023 and a Whoosh PetNat, also 2023.

6.2.2025

Two Bottles 1785 Cider

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from 1785 Cider. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

We're drinking two bottles of fermented apple from 1785 Cider: Forêt Noire 2022 and Currant 2023, which includes blackcurrants in addition to apples.

30.1.2025

Two Bottles Cyprien Lireux

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Cyprien Lireux. On one of the labels, someone is tapping a glass of Poiré from an oversized pear. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

There will be a bit more fermented orchard fruit. From Cyprien Lireux in Normandy, we're drinking a bottle of Parcimonie and a bottle of Premices, both from the 2023 vintage.

13.1.2025

Two Bottles Kertelreiter

On a wooden table, there are two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter. One label shows a traditional basket press, while the other displays a galaxy. In the background, a wine glass and a stack of books are visible.

We’re starting the new year, as in recent years, with a little less alcohol in the glass. In this case, that means two bottles of fruit sparkling wine from Kertelreiter: Schefflenzer Edelmost and Galaxy Rise, a dry-hopped cider.