Herefordshire was, and still is, a county that produces cider. This alcoholic drink based on apples (pears for perry) comes and goes as fashions change. However, there is sufficient demand that the drink is always being produced somewhere in the country. The county's and the country's largest producer is Westons of Much Marcle. The photograph above was taken in the cellars of the Hereford Cider Museum, an enterprise that was created out of the old Bulmers Cider works. Today visitors can tour the museum and learn about cider production and taste samples. They can also see the rooms and very extensive cellars where Bulmers produced the drink. The bottles in the photograph are empty but would have had sparkling cider maturing before being sold.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
