To the north of the Black Forest, straddling the junction of three German states, is the charming region of Odenwald. A lush, low-lying mountain range, Odenwald has a long association with agricultural crafts, most notably with earthenware 'Linear Pottery' (simple cups, bowls, vases, and jugs).
Thanks to an amalgamation of climates in an area only around half the size of The Lake District, Odenwald is also revered for growing an incredible variety of delicious apples (together with apricots, cherries, and asparagus).
This traditional cider-making region, famed for its world-class orchard apples - specifically 'Streuobstwiese' - meaning 'scattered fruit trees or meadow orchard', is also home to the revolutionary, Apfelweinkultur 2.0 (Apple Cider Culture).
Enter BEMBEL-WITH-CARE
Coined by artisan producer BEMBEL-WITH-CARE, 'Apfelwein' itself translates as 'apple wine'. A pivotal difference between the BEMBEL-WITH-CARE Apfelwein and the small number of fruit ciders currently available in the UK, is that Apfelwein is not artificially flavoured, nor sweetened.
Aside from a delicate balance of CO2 to give the drinks a luxurious mouthfeel, BEMBEL-WITH-CARE's Apfelwein is produced using completely natural, local ingredients.
If you haven't yet found a cider that you've truly fallen in love with, the chances are you haven't tried BEMBEL-WITH-CARE Apfelwein.
BEMBEL-WITH-CARE produce the most extraordinarily pure, palate-cleansing and refined range of ciders you have ever had the pleasure of tasting. We're not nervous that we might be raising your expectations too high - we are sure that once you, too, have sampled these ciders, you'll be as enamoured with them as we are!
We now import six BEMBEL-WITH-CARE varieties:
Pur (pure apple)
Gold (with quince)
Kirsche (with cherry)
Cola (with cola)
and...
Schorle (hard seltzer)
Wacken (energy drink)
Apfelannahme
The apples used in BEMBEL-WITH-CARE's cider are supplemented by their local community in an exchange known as 'Apfelannahme' – meaning 'apple acceptance'.
Local people, who also benefit from the region's optimum growing conditions, receive a ‘wage per weight’ (or a discount on the freshly pressed juice).
Browse the full BEMBEL-WITH-CARE range.
BEMBEL-WITH-CARE is owned by Kelterei Krämer GmbH
Crumbacher Strasse 6, 64385 Reichelsheim / Beerfurth, Germany