Calliope

A bottle of Calliope in the sun.

Calliope is a new summertime cider from our wild fermentation program. It is a co-ferment of Montmorency cherries at the peak of their ripeness and a blend of some of our favorite Hudson Valley cider apple varieties. The apples were pressed and left to ferment with native yeasts before we blended some of the cider with a young, carbonic cherry wine. The two were left on their own for a few months, before we added local wildflower honey and bottled the lovely cider for a spritzy, natural carbonation. It is dry and tart, ripe as a summer orchard, and a perfect bottle to share this summer.