Shall we call this a "Regional Fruit Ferment"? Sounds like a rather fitting term. And the Taste...it Tells! Do you like it? Do you want it? It’s yours. If there's one good thing about this drink, when you sip you’ll feel okay!
37% Dessert Apples (Golden Delicious) from non-certified organically grown Majestic Ranch in Cayucos, CA
8% Bittersharp Apples (Porter's Perfection) from non-certified organically grown Kearn's Family Orchard in Dayton, OR
42% Vinifera Grapes (Pinot Noir, clone 2A) non-certified organically grown from Topotero Vineyards in the SLO Coast AVA
4% Labrusca Grapes (Concord) non-certified organically grown from Topotero Vineyards in San Luis Obispo, CA
5% Quince (Pineapple) non-certified organically grown from Majestic Ranch in Cayucos, CA
4% Prickly Pear tunas from a feral patch in Los Osos, CA
Maceration: Pinot Noir, Concord, Prickly Pear – 5 days; Quince, Golden Delicious - 1 day; Pinot Noir pomace - 1 day (in fermenting Porter's Perfection juice then repressed)
Fermentation: Spontaneous
Vessel: Flextank
Additives: None
Carbonation: Sparkling (Ancestrale Methode, disgorged)
750 mL bottle / 9.8 % alc. by vol.
Artwork: Pearl Wishon
Vintage: 2021
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