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Cost: Free
It’s another cider sipping Sunday at Madrona Wine (and Cider) Merchants. Today’s lineup includes three dry Dragon’s Head’s Ciders from their Vashon Island orchard. They take a traditional approach to cider making. The focus is on the apple varieties that are used and the quality of the fruit. According to Dragon’s Head, “we love the story that apples alone can tell through cider, altering the flavor by changing the blend of apple varieties that we carefully select. The process is simple and the ingredients list is short. Perhaps we’re a little old fashioned.” Come visit all-day Sunday, from 11-5pm, or, until the samples run out, but if you come between 2 and 4pm, Karen, who represents Dragon’s Head will be here to answer all your questions.
Traditional Cider $17
Crafted from a blend of more than 20 traditional English and French cider apple varieties from their orchards on Vashon Island, WA. These special apples contribute a richness of flavor and character to cider that can’t be achieved with ordinary culinary apples. Appearance – Very slight haze, full golden color. Aromas of butterscotch, spice, hay, and a hint of leather. Tastes of dried apple, honey, tangerine zest, fennel, slight bitter finish. Medium-bodied mouthfeel, balanced layered tannins, slightly effervescent.
Perry $18
The perfect beverage for a celebration. The Perry features a blend of Taylor’s Gold pears with seedling pears unique to Vashon Island, planted by homesteaders around 100-years-ago. Appearance – Slight haze, very light golden. Aromas of pear drops, ripe berry, floral, pear skin. Tastes of honey, melon, rose, subtle pear. Clean mouthfeel, slightly astringent finish.
Wild Fermented Cider $15
This is the Dragon’s Head Cider version of a farmhouse cider. Rather than carefully selecting a yeast strain for the fermentation, they allow the wild yeast present on the skin of the apples to ferment the cider. It’s a bit of a fun gamble, but one they believe is worth taking. Appearance – hazy, straw color, some sediment may be present. Aromas of pineapple, green tea, apple blossom. Tastes of lemon and young pineapple flavors are followed by mild spice and lingering grapefruit notes. Medium body mouthfeel with mild astringency; lightly effervescent.
Madrona Wine Merchants offers free wine tastings featuring 4-5 selections on a theme every Saturday from 2pm until the bottles run out and on Sunday we offer a mini-tasting of two wines all day from 11-5pm.
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