{"product_id":"verdant-cider-heritage-dry-oregon-willamette-valley-cidery","title":"Verdant Cider - Heritage Dry Cider (500 ML)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerdant Cider's \u003cem\u003eHeritage Dry Cider\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis Verdant's flagship cider, likely to be a blend released annually. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe apple blend in this batch includes Newtown Pippin, Golden Russet, Liberty, Ashmeads Kernel, Vilberie, and Dabinett. The Newtown Pippin, Golden Russet, and Liberty apple varieties come from an orchard farmed by Verdant's cidermaker, Jeff, at Bethel Heights Vineyard in Oregon's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEola-Amity Hills. \u003c\/span\u003eThe other apples come from Ashley at Pleasant Valley Cider Apples in the Willamette Valley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eFermented and aged in neutral French oak barrels. 5 months in barrel, filtered, slightly back sweetened, and force carbonated. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eTry a bottle of Heritage Dry alongside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pressthenpress.com\/products\/verdant-cider-balancing-act-no-1-small-batch-oregon-cidery-salem\"\u003eVerdant's Balancing Act No. 1\u003c\/a\u003e cider - the same batch of juice, with varying ages in oak barrel. Two delightful ciders with interesting differences. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis cider is Salmon-Safe certified. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eDry, tart, fresh, clean and crisp. Medium-plus acidity and medium-minus tannins. Notes of green apple and green grape are prominent at first sip. Medium body mellows the tartness. Apple skins and star fruit lingers on a dry finish. A very nice, sharp-forward blend with balancing acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerdant Cider \u003c\/strong\u003eis a small-batch cidery from Salem, Oregon. Verdant's first batches of commercial cider were released in 2025. Cider maker Jeff Johnson is a winemaker and cellar expert at \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBethel Heights Vineyard, where he also get a chance to make these lovely ciders. Jeff \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecrafts balanced, dry cider with traditional methods. He strives to make the highest quality cider possible with interesting heirloom apples. Each of his ciders are \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003emade with sustainable practices and ecological responsibility. We've had the pleasure of trying several blends from Jeff and we've been very impressed with each of his ciders, and are excited to offer them in our shop. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verdant Cider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52628234469592,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0069\/7384\/9690\/files\/IMG-1628.jpg?v=1791780896","url":"https:\/\/www.pressthenpress.com\/products\/verdant-cider-heritage-dry-oregon-willamette-valley-cidery","provider":"Press Then Press Cider Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}