The Case For Cider…With SOMM Star Brian McClintic

The former star of the SOMM documentary is obsessed with cider, the real stuff, the artisan cider, its history, and the cider movement. In this short interview with SOMM TV, McClintic delivers an engaging and thoughtful talk on the nature, past, and present of Cider in the U.S. An outstanding watch. —SOMM TV

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