Cider Chat

Follow on twitter @ciderchat   Didier Bédu President of the Interprofession des Appellations Cidricoles (I.D.A.C.) for France speaks on the organization's criteria for the highly sought after appellation for Calvados and Pommeau. There are 320 producers of Calvados, with a 28 member board who then elect the president. There are the Appellation d'Origine Controlee (AOC) regions for Calvados. Calvados Pays d'Auge Calvados Domfrontais For Pommeau there are three AOC regions.   1. Pommeau du Brittany 2. Pommeau du Normandy 3. Pommeau du Maine   For Cider or Cidre as spelled in France there is now three Appellation d'Origine Protégée AOP / AOC regions. The third region just attained status in June 2016. 1. Pays d' Auge (Normandy) 2. Cornouaille ( Britiany) 3. Contentin (Northwest Normandy)   For Perry there is one AOC - Poire Domfront Besides the long and lengthy process of attaining approval for the appellation Dider presented 3 main criteria for an AOC.   1. The Territory - can only do Calvados in a specific t