The Beginning of Memory - La GaragistaAncestral~style pear cider Early apples & pears are cured, ground, & fermented on skins, & combined w winter apples 75% pear & 25% apple From the producer: "The Beginning of Memory is a an ancestral style pear cider made according to the shifts in the season. A duet of our early apples and pears are cured, ground and fermented on skins, then pressed and combined with our winter apple harvest in order to seed a second fermentation in bottle. The native

If we were in Burgundy this would be the equivalent of a Bourgogne Blanc

Towards the end a nice balance between bitterness

Cold-pressed Cucumber

0% - Cascade

passing through twice as much flavorful grain than would a typical 3% ABV beer

Souring this with native lactobacilli gives it a lot of fruitiness

From the importer: "Tasting notes: Bright red fruits shine through with an equally effusive earthen aspect

the Saenz de Samaniego family has been farming this area since the 16th century

raspberry and cherry

35% Pinot noir

and markedly dry finish

Full and persistent sip