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HARD CIDERS Complex, drinkable, and trendy, there’s something about cider that makes it the apple of our eye. Toast to the season with one of the refreshing picks below. —Compiled by Megan Wiskus
South Fork Hard Apple Cider
Rainbow Hard Apple Cider
Original Dry Hard Apple Cider
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ABV: 6.5% TRY IT HERE: Bumgarner
Winery & Vineyards, 3550 Carson Road, Suite B, Camino, 530-303-3418; 7380 Vineyard View Drive, Fair Play, 888-9463286, bumgarnerwinery.com DID YOU KNOW? All of
Bumgarner’s hard ciders (choose from Traditional, Dry-Hopped, Ginger, or Aloha) are packaged in sustainable, flip-top bottles; bring the bottle back for $5 off your next cider purchase.
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méthode champenoise, this refreshing sparkling cider boasts a blend of Arkansas Black, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Pippin apples. After being customcrushed by Barsotti Family Juice Company, it goes through secondary bottle fermentation at Equinox in Santa Cruz.
crisp, dry cider—made with Arkansas Black, Pink Lady, and Fuji apples—evokes a delicate apple perfume and is tart, floral, and full of flavor.
ABV: 7.2%
DID YOU KNOW? Rainbow
TRY IT HERE: Wofford
Acres Vineyards, 1900 Hidden Valley Lane, Camino, 530-626-6858, facebook.com/ wofford.acresvineyards DID YOU KNOW? Wofford
Acres has a breathtaking view of one of the tributaries to the South Fork of the American River, hence their cider’s moniker and the winery’s slogan: “Come for the wine, stay for the view.”
ABV: 7.2% TRY IT HERE: Rainbow
Orchards, 2569 Larsen Drive, Camino, 530-644-1594, rainboworchards.net Orchards is a third-generation family farm that’s been providing the finest mountaingrown fruit since 1977. In addition to apples, they also grow pears, peaches, nectarines, and blueberries.
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clean on the tongue, with a medium, dry fruitiness and aroma of fresh-cut apples, this award-winning cider (named “Best in Show” in the International Beverage Competition two years in a row) pairs well with spicy dishes, BBQ pork or chicken, and all types of cheese.
Blackberry Sangria TASTING NOTES: Hard apple cider is blended with blackberries, mangoes, and California red wine, resulting in an easy-drinking beverage that features tart sangria overtones and a sweet finish. ABV: 6.5% TRY IT HERE: Common
ABV: 6.5%
Cider Company, 12852 Earhart Avenue, Suite 106, Auburn, 530-878-5768, commoncider.com
TRY IT HERE: North
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Canyon Cider Company, 3541 North Canyon Road, Camino, 650-520-4349, northcanyoncider.com
DID YOU KNOW? North Canyon starts every batch of cider with fresh-pressed apple juice—made daily at their family-owned, solarpowered mill.
Cider is a woman- and minority-owned company that started in 2012 after the owner entered a home brew competition in Reno; the company’s products are now sold throughout California, Northern Nevada, and Michigan.
Photos by Gary Zsigo.
Silver Fork Aloha Cider Handcrafted in small batches by fermenting local apples, this crisp, dry, lightly carbonated cider has aromas of tropical fruit and tastes like “Hawaii in a glass.”
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