English craft cider producers demand the same protection as champagne

Supermarket brands of the tipple, made with added water and sugar, are ‘giving cider a bad name’From the crab apples pressed during the Roman conquest to the Kent orchards planted during the reign of Henry VIII, the making of British cider is one of the country’s finest heritage assets. So much so that craft producers are now demanding protection from modern commercial ciders with added water and fruit flavourings which they say are undermining the reputation of the traditional