The Twelve Days of Christmas with Champagne, Sparkling Wine & Cider: Days 9 & 10

Well, circumstances prevented me from posting Day Nine of the current series yesterday, so today we double up with a cider and an American sparkling wine.

First comes the Henrietta Stich Arkansas Black Dry Cider, not from Arkansas but from El Dorado County, California. The name refers to the Arkansas Black apple, which in the case is blended with some Gr…