All posts by Charles McGonegal

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Poirissimo

Pear Dessert Wine

• Inspired by French classic – made on orchards in Normandy.
• Minimally fermented Reserve ‘sweet’ pear cider plus pear brandy from our own distillery.
• Stunning pear bouquet.  Intense ‘more than fresh’ pear flavor.  Fades to delicate, yet crisp, aftertaste with incredible length.
  • Body: Smooth, Heavy
  • Sweetness: 8
  • Tartness: 3
  • Alcohol: 17

Sweet, Very Pear, solid fruit, hint of spice, lingering
Pears: Comice with Bartlett Brandy
Pairings: Caramel Pretzels, Brandy cocktail

Bottle: 375mL flint icewine

Poirissimo Pear Dessert Wine

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Pommeaux

Apple aperitif wine.

Inspired by French classic made on orchards in Normandy.
Minimally fermented Reserve ‘sweet’ cider plus cider brandy from our own distillery.
Strong bouquet. Sweet and smooth with cognac notes.
‘Ultimate apple beverage’. Try with dark chocolate or caramel.

  • Body: Smooth, Heavy
  • Sweetness: 10
  • Tartness: 5
  • Alcohol: 18

Sweet, rich fall apples, touch of anise & oak
Apples: Gold Del, Jonathan, Russets, Snow
Pairings: Very Very Dark Chocolate

Bottle: 375ml Cobalt icewine

Pommeaux Apple Dessert Wine

Tasting Room

Cyser Rose’ in 2013 – Sad News

I’m sorry to report that due to the Horrid and Torrid March of 2012, we lost all the crab apples that go into Cyser Rose’. We couldn’t make any at all.

L’eft Bank Wine Company is also out of Cyser – so if you see some on a store shelf, snatch it up. It’s rare stuff indeed.

We’re hoping for a good 2013 crop, so we can bring back Cyser in 2014.

Charles
Cidermaker

Tasting Room

End Of Year Hours

We’re now on our late fall hours.
Sat: 11-4
Sun: 12-4

We know that those are short hours – but it’s getting dark early, and we don’t want you get get lost on our country roads.

PS: Milissa will be doing a bunch of midweek distilling for the next month or so. Mostly mornings. Call ahead.