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Celebrating Sebastopol’s historic apple. Our only single-varietal cider.
Gravensteins are the first apples to ripen here in Sonoma county, and since the settling of the Russian River Valley the summer’s crop of Gravs has been a moment to be delighted in. Celebrated for their delicate perfume and crisp acidity, thousands of acres of these apples once covered the landscape of Sebastopol and the surrounding hills. Roughly 600 acres remain, and we’re doing our part to “Save the Gravensteins” by producing a singular cider from a blend of West County orchards: Marshall Ranch off Bodega hwy, Vulture Hill in Occidental, and our own stewarded orchard on Pleasant Hill.
Crafted to be a pure expression of the apple, and the freshness for which they are known for. Fruit forward and succulent, this cider is our most pleasing. Apples picked in the last days of August, then keeved in the traditional Norman “chapeau brun” style. Slowly fermented over four months in stainless steel barrels then bottled demi-sec.
The Slow Foods Russian River Branch successfully achieved a heritage food designation for the Gravenstein as part of their “Arch of Taste” program, which recognizes the agricultural and cultural significance of particular crops, from the Sicilian blood orange to the H’mong purple rice.
Celebrating Sebastopol’s historic apple. Our only single-varietal cider.
Gravensteins are the first apples to ripen here in Sonoma county, and since the settling of the Russian River Valley the summer’s crop of Gravs has been a moment to be delighted in. Celebrated for their delicate perfume and crisp acidity, thousands of acres of these apples once covered the landscape of Sebastopol and the surrounding hills. Roughly 600 acres remain, and we’re doing our part to “Save the Gravensteins” by producing a singular cider from a blend of West County orchards: Marshall Ranch off Bodega hwy, Vulture Hill in Occidental, and our own stewarded orchard on Pleasant Hill.
Crafted to be a pure expression of the apple, and the freshness for which they are known for. Fruit forward and succulent, this cider is our most pleasing. Apples picked in the last days of August, then keeved in the traditional Norman “chapeau brun” style. Slowly fermented over four months in stainless steel barrels then bottled demi-sec.
The Slow Foods Russian River Branch successfully achieved a heritage food designation for the Gravenstein as part of their “Arch of Taste” program, which recognizes the agricultural and cultural significance of particular crops, from the Sicilian blood orange to the H’mong purple rice.