Perry
![Traditional perry (poiré in French) is bottled champagne-style in Normandy](/Images/godic/202502/01/Perry_bottled_in_Normandy4720.jpg")
![Quern for making perry and cider at Hellens, Herefordshire, where a large orchard was planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Anne; avenues of perry pears from it still survive. The varieties Hellens Early and Hellens Green were named after the house.](/Images/godic/202502/01/Cider-quern4720.jpg")
Perry is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, similar to the way cider is made from apples. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in the Three Counties (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire); it is also made in parts of South Wales and France, especially Normandy and Anjou.