2023 Gravenstein
smöl batch, single varietal
Our ciders have been described as agriculturally focused, and we agree. We like to source our fruit from local growers in San Luis Obispo County, and we press the fruit ourselves. If we go further afield to source fruit, it's for something special, like a hard-to-find heirloom or cider-specific variety, like Yarlington Mill. We like our cider like our humor: dry. That said, we don't limit ourselves to a specific cider style or family. We like it bright with minimum filtration, if any. We are inspired by all kinds of ciders, from still to sparkling, semi-sweet to dry, co-ferments to barrel-aging... We want to make them all; here's what we've made so far...
smöl batch, single varietal
Syrah from Ballard Canyon
single varietal
single orchard cider, native yeast ferment
wild yeast fermentation, barrel-aged
an ice-style cider aged in Calvados barrels
ice-style cider, barrel-aged
ginger with a hint of blackberry
Grenache from Ballard Canyon
grenache-apple cider
cider fermented with honey
cider fermented on grenache skins
a sessionable cider with apples, quince and hops
fancypants , single varietal, oak-aged
single orchard cider, native yeast ferment