{"product_id":"old-world-natural-winery-sebastapol-trowbridge-cider-california-spanish-style","title":"Old World Winery - Trowbridge Cider (750 mL)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOld World Natural Winery's Trowbridge Cider, from Sebastapol California\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. This cider is bold and tart, and with age has developed a sour quality. Ideal for fans of punchy natural ciders, or who appreciate the sour kick of VA that develops in many Spanish style ciders. Dry with a nice oaky quality, floral, quick notes of fresh apple, and a palate washing sourness and acidity. We recently (early fall 2026) opened a bottle - not something for the light, easy drinking cider crowd. Let it open up for 15+ minutes and it becomes pretty crushable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMade by Old Wold Winery in Sonoma County, California. They produce this cider every few years in an effort to save the 80 year old trees in the orchard of their friend Ben Hurst - which are located in the historic apple growing area of Sonoma County called Sebastopol.  There are mainly six different varieties of Apples: Granny Smith, Johnathan, Pippin, King, Winesap, and Rome Beauty with 3% Quince. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are picked together and milled together, then pressed directly to neutral French Oak barrels, and aged sur lie (never racked), for 12 months.  Wild Fermentation occurs naturally. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe method of Bottle Conditioning is called Col Fondo.  This method is the ancient method of Prosecco making and came to me through the late Ernesto Cattel of Costadilla who I originally met at the Raw Wine Fair in London.  After a period of 12 months in barrel, fresh juice is added from the following vintage.  The cider is then bottled and a second fermentation takes place in bottle to bring the bubbles.  This combines the tertiary flavor qualities of barrel aging with the freshness of the juice to provide a more complex flavor experience.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLot 18 Trowbridge Apple Cider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Sebastopol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e*No Sulfur added*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old World Natural Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628543000792,"sku":"CS-1","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/7384\/9690\/files\/IMG-1415.jpg?v=1790314096","url":"https:\/\/www.pressthenpress.com\/products\/old-world-natural-winery-sebastapol-trowbridge-cider-california-spanish-style","provider":"Press Then Press Cider Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}