Coal for Christmas
Spiced Crabapple Pét-Nat
FEELS: Moderately bubbly, crisp & refreshingly tart
TASTES OF: Pie spices, red apples and surprisingly fresh with a candy-like acidity
AFTER TASTE: Somewhere between fresh apple cider and the taste of biting into a granny smith; pretty much autumn in Ohio
Meet Use it or Lose it, our brand new apple pet-nat. It was made exclusively with Dolgo crabapples, which have a flavor described as 'sugar-coated cranberries' Delightfully tart, this wine is great alternative to darker and heavier flavors generally reserved for the cooler months.
Label Art by Becca Miller
In addition to being an expert in identity development and packaging design, Becca is also the architect behind the FRUITBLOOD brand.
Becca@fruitblood.com
Production Notes:
Dolgo Crabapples (Connell, WA) were crushed to produce produced 552 liters of raw juice, which was fermented in a stainless steel tank under anaerobic conditions. A spontaneous fermentation was initiated immediately via carbonic maceration and allowed 8 days to ferment. The wine was racked off of the pulp, centrifuged, then canned where fermentation was completed. 63 Cases produced.
This wine received no sulfur additions.