The cider from Brittany is the only one, with the one from Normandy, which gets the Protected Geographical Indication. Brittany produces 40% of the cider drunk in France. Cider production in Brittany Brittany is the second French cider region and gathers eight production areas. It produces 40% of the cider
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The cider from Normandy is the only one, with the one from Brittany, which gets the Protected Geographical Indication. The cider from Pays d’Auge is recognised as Protected Designation of Origin since March, 1996. Cider production in Normandy The Norman cider orchard produces each year between 300,000 and 350,000 tons
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In France, on average 5.4 litres of cider are drunk per year and per household. Brittany produces 40% of the French cider. Since the 8th of July, 2014, the cider is officially part of the French heritage. The French cider market In France, 1.6 million hectolitres of cider are packed
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Kristof Conan is producer of cider and has just won a Prizioù. From the apple varieties to the labels on the bottles, the use of the Breton is required. The panel which gives the Prizioù prizes has met on the Saturday 13th of January in Carhaix. They are given each
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The public consultation as part of the PDO awarding procedure to the Perche’s cider started last Monday. 106 municipalities are concerned. The President of the Perche cider federation, Maurice Levier, has asked this PDO twenty years ago. There have been different studies to draft the PDO specifications. The feasibility studies have showed
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Cornouaille is a region in the South of Finistère, known for its high quality cider, produced with the best cider apples. The cider from Cornouaille has the Protected Designation of Origin (AOC) and is produced in 38 towns. The Cornouaille cider route is an indispensable stage to visit 10 cider
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It is in October, 1971 that the news is published: the law 7 allows for the very first time the use of a part of the apple crops to produce and sell cider. In the first years after the promulgation of the law, the sales increased in a considerable way:
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The fourth edition of the Mondial des Cidres will be held from the 2nd to the 4th of March, 2018, at the Complexe Desjardins in Montreal. It is part of Montreal en Lumière, one of the biggest winter festivals with a programme combining performing arts, gastronomy, outdoor activities and a
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Marc Rouband is the CEO of Eclor group, owner of the brand Ecusson, the cider leader on the French market. Ecusson produces five millions of bottles per year and owns almost the two-thirds of the market. The cider which comes from Normandy The Ecusson Company was founded in 1919 by
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