{"id":535,"date":"2020-05-26T15:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T15:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciderfrompoland.com\/?p=535"},"modified":"2020-11-09T11:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T11:19:19","slug":"festival-of-polish-cider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ciderfrompoland.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/26\/festival-of-polish-cider\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Cider Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Polish Cider Festival is an online event dedicated for cider aficionados and those who don\u2019t know anything about cider at all. Three days of talks with cider makers, sommeliers, journalists, and professionals. The main goal was to show Polish cider as an interesting drink which has nothing to be ashamed of. Polish ciders are made on a world-class level.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s admit it \u2013 cider is misunderstood drink in Poland. There is a lot of confusion. Many think it is an apple beer, some think it is some type of fruit wine. However, more people are getting interested in making and drinking cider. It gains popularity and this event tries to show many aspects of cider and its influence.  We will write about cider in details in our next post. Now we will just get you a short summary of all videos.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day one \u2013 21st of May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first live video focused on the history of Polish cider<\/strong> \u2013 there was a very interesting discussion between Tomasz Porowski from Cydr Ignac\u00f3w<\/a> and professor Jaros\u0142aw Duma\u0144ski from Nicolas Copernicus University in Toru\u0144. They talked about the first written records of word \u201cjab\u0142ecznik\u201d (which means \u201ccider\u201d in Old Polish). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, we had a meeting with two cider makers<\/strong>. One is the legendary cider maker – Henryk Nowakowski who makes Cydr Tradycyjny<\/a> z Trzebnicy and the other is Iwona Rybacka form cidery Cydrownia Przy Sadzie<\/a> who started just 3 years ago. It was an exchange of experiences between new and old cideries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next video \u2013 a talk between Natalia Wszelaki, known as Cider Explorer<\/a> and Marcin Wiechowski from cidery Kwa\u015bne Jab\u0142ko<\/a>. They talk about new waves of cider<\/strong>, trends and how cider is perceived in Europe and Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last video has the same format as the second \u2013 old cidery and a new one \u2013 they exchanged experiences. This time we had Dariusz Koro\u015b form multi-award cidery Cydr Chyliczki <\/a>and new cider makers from Cydr Podlaski<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day two \u2013 22<\/strong>nd<\/strong><\/sup> of May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First video \u2013 a meeting with cider makers<\/strong>: Przemek Iwanek from Cydr Pe\u0142nia<\/a> and \u0141ukasz Sob\u00f3r from Cydr Smykan<\/a>, a story about how they started; their problems during a pandemic. A tale about flavours, ice ciders,  hopped ciders and cider in kegs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next video \u2013 a talk with winemakers who produce cider<\/strong>. Yes, we had two of them \u2013 vineyards Winnica Chodorowa and Winnica Wieliczka. The owners talked about why they turned into cider, orchards, their customers and plans for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video three \u2013 cooking with cider, food pairing<\/strong>. How to pair cider with Polish and European food. Great lesson about flavours, aromas and local meals led by Jerzy Kruk, sommelier, and cider maker Marcin Wiechowski (Kwa\u015bne Jab\u0142ko). Polish ciders are great with asparagus, fish (e.g. trout), pizza, and also with duck, goose, pork, seafood, mushrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video 4 \u2013 cider in restaurants<\/strong>. Is there any place on drink menu for cider in Poland? Sommeliers and drinks distributor talked about the tastes of clients, trends in cuisine, restaurants and Polish cider.
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Day three \u2013 23<\/strong>rd<\/strong><\/sup> of May<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A meeting with cider makers<\/strong> – a new cidery Cydr Tabun<\/a> in Otomin village in the north part of Poland talks with more experienced cidery Kwa\u015bne Jab\u0142ko. A discussion about setting up a cider mill, clients and their tastes, about the definition of Polish cider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next video \u201cHow do they do it abroad<\/strong>?\u201d was a discussion with two cider makers \u2013 Ivo from UTOPIA cider (Czech Republic) and Karl from Fruktstereo Cider (Sweden).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, we have the last talk with Polish cider makers \u2013 Cydr Ignac\u00f3w and two new cider mills: Cydr Filomelos<\/a> and Cydr Frys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last meeting with Przemek Iwanek and Artur Napi\u00f3rkowski \u2013 talk about the identity of Polish cider<\/strong>. Can beer fans turn into cider? Maybe craft beer is a good introduction to cider? What about hopped cider? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All live videos were hosted by Maciej Nowicki, a journalist from Winicjatywa<\/a> website and wine magazine “Ferment. Pismo o winie<\/em>” and Ma\u0142gosia Minta, a blogger from Minta Eats<\/a>. 
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