Potential pommelier? Here's what you need to know

Australians who want to learn more about cider are in luck. 

 
For the first time, Australia is getting an internationally recognised Cider Certification with Lee Reeve landing in October with the American Cider Association’s education program, Cider Australia announced. 

Reeve is the owner-operator of inCider Japan and the Japan Cider Guide and is also the organiser of the Japan Cider Cup tasting competition and international cider event. 

He is described as the principal expert on cider in Asia and is a licensed educator for the American Cider Association, regarded as the leading international authority for cider education.

Reeve will be hosting a Certified Pommelier™ exam while in Australia - the first time this is being offered on Australian soil. 

The Certified Cider Professional Program is the ACA’s foremost cider education program designed to provide food and beverage professionals and enthusiasts worldwide with the knowledge and skills to understand and share the joy and nuances of cider.

This program currently boasts two distinct levels of certification. Certified Cider Guide (CCG) is the first level of certification designed as a fundamental course and is a prerequisite for the second level of certification.

Certified Pommelier (CP) is the second level and is a more advanced certification that covers more in depth cider knowledge, and includes a blind sensory evaluation.

The Certified Pommelier exam will take place in Sydney in mid October - date and venue will be released soon.

See https://www.cideraustralia.org.au/