In the weekend of October 15/16, a nice article about Apples and Pears was published in various regional newspapers. Under the title 'Apple with rich taste palette' an interview by Nanska van de Laar with the owners of Apples and Pears: Heleen Nobel and René van der Wal. How did they come to open the first cider shop in Amsterdam, the different types and flavors of ciders from different countries and regions, the natural product cider, poiré and the rise of cider.
Anyway, read it here yourself -if you haven't read it yet- in a pdf of the article.

The Wine Petite
German ciders & poirés
Outside Germany few people are aware that, here, cider tradition even exists and that Frankfurt is the beating heart for ciders and perries. Particularly in this region the fruit production is one of the richest in Germany.Have you ever heard about German ciders?Ciders in Germany are better known as Apfelwine