Eleanor Leger

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Welcome to #SommChat everyone! Tell your friends to join us to learn from Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: It’s Cider Week and I’m excited to chat about @EdenCiders with founder Eleanor Leger. Learn about the 6 Key Questions To Ask About Cider when shopping. Join us today at 12pm EST #SommChat

Jill Barth @JillBarth: Replying to @Syrah_Queen @EdenCiders

Hi @Syrah_Queen! I'm ready for #SommChat... a nice break in the workday!

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: Replying to @jillbarth @EdenCiders

Hi @jillbarth what a gorgeous lineup of ciders. I’m excited to share this with you. @EdenCiders

Robin Shreeves @Rshreeves: Replying to @Syrah_Queen @EdenCiders Hey Rupal! So cool to be on a chat with you! #sommchat

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: Replying to @rshreeves @EdenCiders Good to see you here. We need to connect soon. I’d say let’s connect over wine, but I’m in the mood for hard cider. 🍎🍻

Wannabe Wino @Sonadora: Do we have a tasting order? #sommchat

EdenSpecialtyCiders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Sonadora #sommchat - Great question! Start with Cinderella's Slipper, then Brut Nature, Extra Sec, Heritage Can, Rose and finally...tada...ice cider!

Keeper Collection @Keepercoll: Welcome to #SommChat everyone! Tell your friends to join us to learn from Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: We’d like to introduce you to Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: We're about ready to dive in w/questions, so shout out to Founder Eleanor Leger to say hello & so she knows you're here! #WineWednesday #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Don't forget that EVERY tweet during this chat should include the #SommChat hashtag in order for everyone to see it!

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: As we ask @EdenCiders our Qs, you can ask Founder Eleanor Leger your Qs as well! She’ll do her best to answer all Qs in the order they come #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: W so many participants lots of gr8 Q's R asked! Even if u dont ask 1--give a S/O 2 @keepercoll & @EdenCiders 2 let us know u R here! #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Let's start talking #wine with Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders #WineWednesday #SommChat

Robin Shreeves @Rshreeves: Replying to @keepercoll @EdenCiders So here's my first question - many people link cider with beer. Does #edenciders promote their cider as #wine? #sommchat

EdenSpecialtyCiders @EdenCiders: Replying to @rshreeves @keepercoll Hi Robin! We MAKE cider like wine… and we sell it through wine channels - distributors, somms, etc. #SommChat

Robin Shreeves @Rshreeves: Replying to @EdenCiders @keepercoll good to know. Thanks. #SommChat

Jill Barth @Jillbarth: Replying to @rshreeves @Syrah_Queen @EdenCiders Hi @rshreeves -- excited to hear your thoughts on #SommChat with @EdenCiders today.

Robin Shreeves @Rshreeves: Replying to @jillbarth @Syrah_Queen @EdenCiders Hi Jill! I'm excited to learn. I know very little about #cider. #SommChat

Wannabe Wino @Sonadora: I’ve got the Cinderella’s Slipper dry still cider in my glass #SommChat

Jill Barth @jillbarth: Replying to @Sonadora Great glass! I brought a wine glass to my desk for the tasting. OK -- there's my first question for @EdenCiders: how to serve cider? Temp? Glass? What else am I missing so I get it right for guests? #SommChat

Wannabe Wino @Sonadora: Replying to @jillbarth @EdenCiders Thanks! It’s my last one...the other were washing casualties :( #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: @EdenCiders hat are the varieties of apples used to make it? #SommChat

EdenSpecialtyCiders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat …in our case we try to put the varieties right on the label - you will see that for most of them. They are strange sounding names you would not find in a grocery store.

Tanisha Townsend @girlmeetsglass: Replying to @EdenCiders @keepercoll So how can ppl learn more, better understand cider? I only know pink lady and Granny Smith... #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @girlmeetsglass @keepercoll There are great events to come learn about and taste cider. In the West, there are Cider Summits in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago. In the East we just wrapped up Cider Days in Massachusetts. Look also for Cider Week events starting all over the country...

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat This is the first of the 5 key questions I want people to ask about ciders when exploring them…

Jill Barth @JillBarth: This guy will fit right into a wine lovers life! #SommChat ⁦@EdenCiders⁩

Tanisha Townsend @girlmeetsglass: Got home just in time for #SommChat with @EdenCiders!!

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: @EdenCiders I have so much to learn about cider. My first instinct is to ask the difference between beer and cider?? #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Syrah_Queen #SommChat. … With Heritage Ciders we are focused on showcasing amazing heirloom and tannic apple varieties that you would never find in a grocery store...

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Syrah_Queen #SommChat …and our objective is to express the fruit and the terroir.

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: Replying to @EdenCiders Ahh haa moment. Did not know that.

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Syrah_Queen #SommChat Yes, let me be less flip. There are two distinct segments in cider - “Modern Ciders” made and sold like beer - recipe, quick turnaround - vs “Heritage Ciders” made and sold like wine...

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm @EdenCiders do you see your #cider as a BTG pour or more by the bottle ? Best ways to sell to customer/explain the taste profile?

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat Love this question. 750ml bottles of sparkling cider are super hard for restaurants. We produce our champagne method ciders in 375ml bottles and also keg our ciders so that an individual guest can order a glass or single serve container

Wannabe Wino @sonadora: So Cinderella’s Sipper is a still cider, do you find people lean more to still or sparkling cider? @EdenCiders #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Replying to @Sonadora #SommChat Hi there. Most people expect cider to be sparkling, but it is fermented fruit and just like wine, there is no reason it needs to be sparkling.

Eleanor Leger @AppleEllie: LIVE right now on Twitter: #SommChat with Eleanor Leger (@AppleEllie) of Eden Ciders via Keeper Collection (@keepercoll) to discuss the state of #HeritageCider today. Join the conversation!

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: @keepercoll Welcome @jillbarth @rshreeves @girlmeetsglass @Sonadora @Syrah_Queen @vtwinemedia keep those Qs coming #SommChat

Wannabe Wino @sonadora: Tell us about @EdenCiders, is your fruit estate grown, how long have you been in the cider game, etc #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Sonadora #SommChat The Cinderella's Slipper is 100% estate grown on our 4 acre biodynamic orchard in West Charleston. We started planting in 2008, 2009, 2010, and also partner with another 20 acre orchard that has sustainably grown heirloom varieties

Jill Barth @jillbarth: Replying to @EdenCiders @Sonadora Biodynamic apples! Heirloom apples! This process feels so well-cared for, a very honest and appealing product. #SommChat @EdenCiders

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Where and how are the apples grown? #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat This is question number 2. All of our apples are grown on our orchard or at one of 4 other partners 3 in Vermont and 1 in New Hampshire. They are sustainably grown - Eco-Apple Certified, and our own apples are biodynamically raised.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: When were they harvested? #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat - Question #3. This is basically a vintage question. Ciders made like wine are made once per year at harvest. Regulations prevent us from putting a vintage date on our labels, but we find ways to talk about it...

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm do you have any fav #Food pairings with you different ciders that I can explore and discuss with my Chef @EdenCiders ?

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat Yes! Although Heritage Cider is super versatile. Roast pork is obvious, I also love to make mustard braised chicken or guinea hen. With spicy asian flavors the off-dry canned cider is fantastic.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm what are your major markets where your @EdenCiders are sold and what mkts do you hope to expand to? What is your production?

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat We currently sell in about 17 states/ DC. The Northeast is most of our sales, but we have some great relationships in Raleigh Durham, Denver / Boulder, and Chicago

Wannabe Wino @sonadora: Replying to @EdenCiders @keepercoll Glad to hear you are in DC. I’ve got cider fan friends I need to introduce to your brand #SommChat

Todd Trzaskos @vtwinemedia: Rattle some off please, the names are great! RT @EdenCiders: #SommChat …in our case we try to put the varieties right on the label - you will see that for most of them. They are strange sounding names you would not find in a grocery store.

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @vtwinemedia #SommChat - You got it! Esopus Spitzenburg (Thos Jeffersons favorite apple) Roxbury Russet, the oldest named American apple - Kingston Black, classic English bittersharp apple - muscadel de dieppe, medaille d'or, Bulmer's Norman, Orleans Reinette

Rupal Shankar @Syrah_Queen: Autumn/Thanksgiving are perfect for these ciders. Such a timely chat. Biodynamic and Heirloom apples, all fit into the Harvest season and perfect for Thanksgiving. @EdenCiders #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Syrah_Queen Thank you @Syrah_Queen I hope everyone tries a cider for Thanksgiving this year!

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm do you create your different #ciders to be enjoyed throughout a meal and which order would you suggest @EdenCiders

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat Yes! and also for different food profiles, and we also use wine reference points - champagne, rose, white burgundy, etc. ...

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat See earlier post for order on these particular ciders, which I suggested based mostly on going dry to sweet

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: You made the bold move to begin canning your #heritagecider this year. Why can? #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat There is a huge gap in flavor profile and price points between a fine Heritage Cider in a 750ml bottle and a regional modern canned cider made from left over grocery store apples...

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat ...We wanted to make a cider that would be more accessible to more cider drinkers, in a more convenient and environmentally friendly format, that was still true to our heritage cider values.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm how would say that your @EdenCiders compare to the ciders we think of traditionally from #France and other long-farming #cider regions?

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat ...in the US we have had an explosion of new producers in the past 10 years with a lot of innovation. And there is a group of Heritage Cider Makers that we are part of really trying to elevate cider to a worthy beverage for your table.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Do you believe that certain @EdenCiders can improve with bottle age? If so, which labels & what characteristics of their apples & production processes lend themselves to this? #SommChat #heritagecider

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat Absolutely. Just as with wine, the more tannin and acid in a cider, the more it can develop with age. Many of our cellar series ciders are high acid or high tannin or both.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Q fr #SommChat #Somm do you have some of your ciders that you think are better for winter versus summer @EdenCiders

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat In most traditional cider areas, cider is considered more of a summer beverage because it is light and refreshing and bubbly. I think our can is amazing on a porch, and Cinderella’s Slipper can stand up to a hearty stew.

Wannabe Wino @Sonadora: The ice cider is so different I’m having trouble finding the words to describe it! #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @Sonadora #SommChat Right it is a dessert wine! You can use many of the flavor references that are used for Sauternes, Tokay, ice wines, et. al.

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Time to wrap up! Hope you enjoyed this hour of #wine talk with Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders #WineWednesday #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: It was great to have Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders join us today for #SommChat. We hope everyone learned as much as we did! #WineWednesday

Wannabe Wino @Sonadora: I really appreciate the opportunity to do a deep dive into @EdenCiders line up and learn more about tasting and appreciating ciders #SommChat

Keeper Collection @KeeperColl: Please join us in thanking Founder Eleanor Leger @EdenCiders for her time #SommChat

Eden Specialty Ciders @EdenCiders: Replying to @keepercoll #SommChat Great to be with you all today! Thanks so much to @keepercoll, and to all of you for taking the time to learn about Heritage Cider!

Tanisha Townsend @girlmeetsglass: Replying to @EdenCiders @keepercoll

Thank you so much for all the Cider info!! I def have a new apprenant understanding @EdenCiders !!#SommChat