Cider Saturday: Ciders to Sample at the Summit

Next weekend (actually Friday and Saturday), ciders from 42 cideries will be pouring at the (4th?) annual Cider Summit.  There’s a new location, so aim toward the Pearl, not the South Waterfront this year.  (Brewvana is doing their cool shuttle again, too.)  I didn’t count the number of ciders, but safe to say you’re not going to be able to try them all–or even one from each cidery.  Although I haven’t tried them all, either, there are a few I think you should try.  At the very least, they will help you get a sense of the breadth of American cider-making.

The French Connection
Oregon has a minor specialty in French-style ciders, anchored by the extraordinary Cidre made by Kevin Zielinski at EZ Orchards in Salem.  If you want to get a sense of the tradition, go try the Cidre Bouché by the Norman maker Dupont.   Cidre bouché means “cider under cork,” implying …