Cider is an alcoholic beverage made by fermentation of pure fruit juice.

Cider (French called Cidre, transliterated from English Cider also called "Xidai wine") is the second largest fruit wine in the world, second only to wine, popular in Europe, the United States, Australia and other countries, is a hot spot in the international beverage and wine market.

The cider tradition is mainly produced in the south of England and in the Normandy and Brittany provinces in northwest France, which are not suitable for growing grapes.

Britain consumes more cider per capita than any other country. Cider is apple as the main raw material, after crushing, pressing, low temperature fermentation, aging and blending of fruit wine.