The Cider

The following choice farmhouse brews from Herefordshire and Gloucestershire will be appearing at the 2011 Charlbury Beer Festival:

Keith Orchard’s medium Wye cider and blended medium perry from Brockweir, near Chepstow in Gloucestershire.

Sarah's Farmhouse cider from Bosbury, near Ledbury, in Herefordshire.

The Bull Family’s Severn Farmhouse cider from Awre near Newnham in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Tom Oliver’s dry Farmhouse cider and medium perry from Stanksbridge near Ocle Pychard in Herefordshire.

Denis Gwatkin’s medium sweet Golden Valley cider from Abbey Dore in Herefordshire.

Dereck Harland’s medium sweet cider from Tirley in Gloucestershire

In addition we will be offering Charlbury's “Sharecropper’s Gold” brewed by Christine Elliot – it’s sure to get the same positive reception as last year, with even more available this year!!

This year we are proud to have one of our ciders sponsored by Fiveways Store, Charlbury.

2011 is the third year that a wine stand will be part of The Charlbury Beer Festival.
Having quality vino available is clearly proving popular, with money raised for charity from sales showing a healthy increase of 50% in 2010 v 2009.

This year we have a nice balance of wines from new and old world producers. Starting in the old world, we are once again featuring an English Wine, promoting the local Bridewell winery and their 2009 dry white.

From the new world, on the bubbly front, the Jacob's Creek Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir NV from South East Australia is proven as one of the best value and ultra consistent dry sparklers. Staying in the southern hemisphere, Southbank Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2010 from Marlborough, New Zealand will get the tastes buds going.

Returning to Europe, southern France is flying the flag for the rose fan club with Château D'Anglès Classique 2009 made by the inspiring winemaker Eric Fabre, who was technical director at Château Lafite Rothchild for eight years.

The Rioja region in northern Spain is renowned for their distinctive oaky reds made principally from the Tempranillo grape. The most popular producer in the UK is Campo Viejo, whose Crianza manages to get the balance of fruit flavours and subtle oak just right.

See you there!