008: Cider Team | Les Vergers de la Colline, Quebec - a podcast by Ria Windcaller: Award winning Cidermaker | Craft Libations Columnist | Podc

I had the pleasure of interviewing four guys from Quebec who are passionate about cidermaking. Quebec is a french speaking province so were quite kind in helping each other and helping me understand what they are making at Les Vergers de la Colline. I know you will enjoy this Cider Chat!



Les Vergers de la Colline opened in 2003.

The team is headed by Marc -Antoine Lasnier, whose family owns this Quebec cidery. Marc's family has been growing apples since 1926. They made cider during the Canada's prohibition and it should be noted that in 1920 beer, wine, beer and all alcohol was legal. Only cider was prohibited. Not until the early 1970's did cider become legal.

You can listen to the story behind the prohibition of cider as Marc tells it.

Les Vergers de la Colline produces ciders that range all the way up to 11%. Below is a photo of the ice cider that we drank during this chat and discussed.



Ice Cider really helped the current quality ciders coming out of Quebec.


During the chat, the cidermakers say that they maed this cider when the temperature was 220 Celsius.  -20 Celsius = -4 Fahrenheit






 

[caption id="attachment_228" align="alignnone" width="300"] Marc -Antoine Lasner[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_230" align="alignnone" width="300"] Benoit Gosselin Piette[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_229" align="alignnone" width="300"] Hugo Papineau[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_239" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jonathan Fontaine[/caption]

Links to Les Vergers de la Colline on Cider Chat

Les Vergers de la Colline website

Follow this cidery on Facebook

 

Contact Lauren Shepard at the Shelton Brothers to get this Quebec cideries cider in your store.

 

Further episodes of Cider Chat

Further podcasts by Ria Windcaller: Award winning Cidermaker | Craft Libations Columnist | Podc

Website of Ria Windcaller: Award winning Cidermaker | Craft Libations Columnist | Podc