
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire and discovers how centuries of cider production have shaped this landscape. For at least 350 years there has been cider production in this area and there are over 800 orchards across the Wye Valley, which make a significant contribution to the beautiful countryside.
Norman Stanier's family have lived in this area for generations and are deeply rooted ('scuse the pun') in the apple industry here. He shares his passion for this landscape and explains how centuries ago these local enterprises caught the eye of Gladstone's government as they sought to do away with the 'Yankee Apples' and how today, this area has become 'The Big Apple' of the UK.
Featuring visits to a variety of cider and perry producers - from small scale amateur production to award winning artisan ciders and global scale distribution from Europes largest cider factory.
Produced by Nicola Humphries.
4.8
8383 ratings
Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire and discovers how centuries of cider production have shaped this landscape. For at least 350 years there has been cider production in this area and there are over 800 orchards across the Wye Valley, which make a significant contribution to the beautiful countryside.
Norman Stanier's family have lived in this area for generations and are deeply rooted ('scuse the pun') in the apple industry here. He shares his passion for this landscape and explains how centuries ago these local enterprises caught the eye of Gladstone's government as they sought to do away with the 'Yankee Apples' and how today, this area has become 'The Big Apple' of the UK.
Featuring visits to a variety of cider and perry producers - from small scale amateur production to award winning artisan ciders and global scale distribution from Europes largest cider factory.
Produced by Nicola Humphries.
5,412 Listeners
1,843 Listeners
7,909 Listeners
241 Listeners
66 Listeners
500 Listeners
1,782 Listeners
1,050 Listeners
167 Listeners
285 Listeners
269 Listeners
1,925 Listeners
1,081 Listeners
45 Listeners
124 Listeners
260 Listeners
109 Listeners
104 Listeners
65 Listeners
742 Listeners
2,985 Listeners
306 Listeners
208 Listeners
270 Listeners
19 Listeners