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        Taunton Cider Where the Cidermaker's Art Is Still Recognised

        Focus on the West Country village of Norton Fitzwarren, where apples, wassailing and pub skittles compliment each other perfectly.

        Industry sponsored film 1975 21 mins

        Overview

        The West Country, skittles and cider are "more or less inseparable" announces this enjoyable promo for the Taunton Cider Company. The film demonstrates the process of cidermaking, from planting and harvesting to the fermentation of the juice and bottling at the plant. Don't miss the scenes of Norton Fitzwarren's wassailing ceremony - a night of Somerset merry-making which is said to wake up the trees and help yield a good apple crop!