Cider

Alcoholic beverages made from apples - now about that many can only guess. Throughout the world, they are not as common as from grapes. As for us in the country they are just forgotten. The simplest thing one can think of - cider. Like beer, it was known in ancient times, as Pliny mentions about him. In this classic wine from apple juice without adding water and yeast.

It is believed that the real cider is produced in Normandy, north-eastern France. In other countries, Remark Frenchmen, called cider hidden diluted with water apple wine. Pedantry of the French in relation to any alcohol inspires respect. And with cider. Apple orchards of Normandy are unique because they consist of a variety of specially bred varieties of apples, known as 'apple cider'.

In each garden, grow all the varieties: 'sweet', 'bittersweet', 'bitter' and 'sour'. Confirmed for production of cider recommended 48 varieties of apples. The main criterion for selection - the tannin content in the juice and its acidity. It is believed that the ideal mix is as follows: 40% Comrade sweet apples, 40% Comrade bitter and 20% Comrade acid. Of all the fruit drinks, cider, the most frequently used. Up to xx century it was a peasant drink. The main share of world consumption of cider has in France (Sidre), some cantons of Switzerland (Sidre), Austria (Apfelwein), Germany (Apfelwein) and England. Until recently, England cider sold under the name 'British wines', but after the spread of English wines is the name of cider forgotten.