- Alcohol 8%
Silver medal
We’ve collected our favorite yellow-skinned apples for this blend, all grown here in northeastern Ohio. Golden Russet, GoldRush and Grimes Golden top this list of aromatic varieties perfectly suited for a clean, modern, American sparkling cider. Grimes Golden is our local pride and joy, born in the 1790s, just 12 miles away right here on the Ohio River. Grimes was among the first midwestern apples to exhibit superior cider-making qualities (reliable cropping and high sugar for conversion to alcohol). Acidity is a foundational component in crafting wine and cider and this is where GoldRush comes in. These were grown and harvested to retain their high malic acid content, critical for enjoying with food and also for stability and longevity after bottling. Our final yellow apple in this pomological triumvirate is Golden Russet. An OG cider apple from the northeastern USA, high in fermentable sugars and lip-smacking sharpness.
(A Silver Medal winner in the Ohio Wine Competition!)
*For the wine/cider nerds: fermented in stainless steel tanks. Non-disgorged, traditional method sparkling wine. Rustic and unfiltered, aging on lees. Reductive, stony.*
Our family grows apples and ferments the juice into dry (not sweet), sparkling white wine. We don't use pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc. in our orchard.
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