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The 11th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider: When Is Cider Not Cider?

The 11th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider: When Is Cider Not Cider?

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Fredric Koeppel
Jan 04, 2023
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The 11th Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine & Cider: When Is Cider Not Cider?
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The answer? When it's cider blended with, say, grapes, or cider combined with pears, plums and grapes, or it's grapes and apples fermented together or when it's what's termed "perry," and you can figure out that it's an alcoholic beverage fermented from pears. Perry is a heritage that goes back centuries in western England and is made from specific pear…

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