Carola Wine + Cider - Nehalem River (750 mL)
Carola Wine + Cider - Nehalem River (750 mL)
Carola Wine + Cider's Nehalem River is a dry, sparkling, natural cider made from old American heirloom and cider apple varieties grown in Oregon's Nehalem River Watershed. This cider is dry, full bodied, pure, and kissed by the sea.
The apples sourced for Nehalem are harvested from trees throughout Tillamook Country on the Oregon Coast. Cider maker David has spent years caring for trees that were previously abandoned or neglected, including trees on public land and from orchards on old farms in the area. The apples in this blend 100% wild without human intervention in the field or the cellar. Fermented naturally with wild yeast in stainless steel tanks, then aged in barrels for a year before bottling with a dosage of the next growing season's juice for a natural carbonation.
Nothing added (no added sulfites) and nothing removed during fermentation - the only ingredients are apples + time.
2023 Vintage, first released in Late 2025
About Carola Wine + Cider: David Hendrickson makes a range of delicious natural cider in a small barn on the banks of the Nehalem River on Oregon's North Coast. The apples and fruit used for his fermentations are more 'found' than 'farmed,' sourced from numerous forgotten trees, large and small, old and young, on both sides of the Oregon Coast Range. David cares for and harvests from several apple trees throughout his community - including trees still thriving from century old orchards on farms in the area. Each of his cider are natural naturally fermented (wild yeast), rolling throughout the harvest season without any additions or adjustments in the cellar (zero / zero, nothing added and nothing removed during the cider making). His ciders are bottle conditioned by adding a bit of fresh juice at bottling for a natural sparkle, and to best preserve the spirit of diverse and wild fruit and the unique place where it grows. We find that each of his ciders has a soft salinity, unique to the coastal terroir, and that makes for delightful food pairings with seafood and fresh seasonal fare. More about Carola Wine & Cider.
- Dry-to-Sweet Scale: Dry
- Tannins: Medium-Minus
- Acidity: Medium
- 🍎🍐 Varieties: Apple Variety Info Unavailable
- Features: Blend and No Sulfites Added
- ABV: %
- Format: 750 mL Bottle
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