Finnriver Artisan Sparkling Cider

Crafted using the traditional, labor-intensive méthode champenoise, this bright, naturally carbonated brut champagne-style cider offers an effervescent apple bouquet, tart elements of the orchard, and a crisp, clean finish. To make this cider, we learned old world methods of secondary fermentation in the bottle that require daily hand turning of each bottle on wooden riddling racks (constructed by our boat-building neighbor Pete), and then disgorging residual yeast sediment one bottle at a time. This is 'slow cider' that results in golden clarity and enduring bubbles in every glass. A unqiue alternative to champagne that features Washington organic dessert apples at their most sparkling! 8% abv. ACCOLADES Double Gold Medal, 2011 Seattle Wine Awards. Silver Medal, 2011 Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition. Silver Medal, 2011 Northwest Wine Summit. 'American Champagne Toast,' 2012 Good Food Awards Silver Medal, 2013 Seattle Wine Awards 'Best of the Northwest, Dry Cider,' 2013 SIP Magazine