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Re: [nafex] cider apples in Normandie



Ken and all,
The USAToday article was in Friday's edition.  The abstract (only) can be viewed at the website, and the full article can be purchased.

Distillers lift spirits to new levels Microbrewed brandies, whiskeys intrigue the American palate
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/
USA Today; Arlington, Va.; May 4, 2001; Jerry Shriver
Words in Document: 1187
Abstract:
It's an approach that worked for beer: During the last two decades, a legion of microbrewers have thrilled suds buffs with handmade pale ales and stouts that are remarkably more flavorful than mass-produced varieties. Now, grassroots craftsmen like these are applying modern methods and an artistic sensibility to making whiskeys, gins, vodkas, cognac-style brandies, eaux de vie (fruit brandies), grappas and other ...
-------Suzi Teghtmeyer

At 08:49 PM 05/06/2001 -0400, you wrote:
Hello All,
A quick question...my parents recently were in France and I asked them to take pictures of orchards in Normandie so I could check out their pruning techniques over there.  Unfortunately, they didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, but I was intrigued by what I saw.  The trees were pruned very high and it looked like there were 2'x4's on either side of the trunks with metal netting wrapped around the trunk.  My guess is that they were letting sheep in the orchard to keep down drops and the grass.  Is this correct?  Or, were they using a type of rootstock that required that form of support?  Also, I might add that the canopy of the trees in the orchard seemed to be very small for the caliper of the trunks.  Although they didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, they did bring back a few bottles of Calvados :-) 
BTW, did anyone see the article last week (Thursday? Friday?) in USA Today featuring artisanal micro-distillers?  Interesting piece that featured a few folks here in the USA that are making some great eaux de vie from all different types of fruit. 

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