http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog Polgoon Vineyards. Rose Wine, Cloudy Apple Juice, UK Wine Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:10:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Polgoon Aval sparkling and dill cured Salmon with crisp pancetta, grapefruit and cress salad Prep Time: 30 min Inactive Prep Time: 6min SERVES...........4 HUNGRY Cornishmen Ingredients 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup salt 4 cups Polgoon sparkling cider 2 cinnamon sticks 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon whole allspice 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns 1 bay leaf ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=128 On the 11th of April Kim travelled to Axminster in Devon to do a tasting for Polgoon at River Cottage Local Produce Store. It was a great success, both for launching the product and being able to branch into such a well known and respected shop. Whilst there Kim handed ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=111 "The two key inventions that made it possible to produce bubbly are said to have come from the West Country." - Whilst we are not able to label our product as an apple champagne, this article definitely suggests the comparison is more real than we first thought! http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=100 With the large success that has come with our production of Polgoon Aval, the minds that put the raspberry into our apple juice decided; why not do the same with this adult alternative? By adding a small amount of rasberry to the aval just prior to its secondary fermentation ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=94 The Hairy Bikers came to newlyn Fish Market and got more than they bargained for,they got accosted by Kim and Heidi trading their wares,Polgoon Aval !!!.The boys were happy to take the free samples to try whilst on the road,unfortunately they were on a busy schedule and didn't visit Polgoon,but ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=90 At last it's ready, and after much work to get it as we wanted, Polgoon Aval is a sparkling cider made in the methode traditionelle of secondary fermentation in the bottle.This method has been used by the French in their production of their finest sparkling wines!!. This has given us a ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=68 It has been established cloudy apple is better for you than clear (heavily filtered). Cloudy apple juice is high in antioxidants which protect us against cancer and heart disease. These antioxidants or polyphenol's are the same ones found in berries such as blueberries they actually protect cells from attack by free radicals ... http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=45 The next wine available from us will be our sparkling rose from last years harvest.Hopefully to be on the market prior to Xmas for all the festivities. http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=40 A picture of all the family holding the Waitrose Trophy http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=37 Polgoon Rose 2006 has won a Gold Medal in the Taste of The West awards. We at Polgoon are very pleased to have won another prize with what is our very first wine,it is an honour and we would like to thank all those involved. http://www.polgoon.co.uk/blog/?p=34