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Ingredients: apples, grapes, wild cultures of yeast + bacteria
A medley of foraged cider apples and Vermont grown grapes were used in the creation of this 2019 sparkling delight. 55% macerated cider and 45% white, red and grey grapes, this living apple grape wine brings a light and refreshing sparkle with nicely balanced cranberry-cherry notes to your table.
The foundation of this cuvée is a cider that fully fermented as a maceration and then was pressed off and aged in barrels for 9 months. By allowing juice to flow forth from the weight of the ground-up apples themselves, as well as the cider to ferment in the presence of it’s pomace, a more balanced and refined apple wine emerges. So soft and subtle this cider can become, that if left to macerate too long, it can express as apple-infused water. A perfect pair we thought, for some of the more austere and high acid wines we’ve shepherded along the way. So we blended an array of 2019 demijohn wines made from three different grapes grown on three Vermont vineyards a divided it up into three barrels: Frontenac Blanc, Frontenac Gris and St. Croix hailing from Ellison Estate, Lincoln Peak and Monroe Vineyards. After aging in barrels for three months, we then merged this “field blend” of grape wine - 1:1 - with our house cider maceration and out came Jalu, a Rainbow Body.
Upon bottling a tirage of fresh juice from the 2020 harvest was added for a secondary fermentation in bottle.
Fable Farm & Fermentory is a farm-based winery producing aged wines and vinegars. We work with local flora, microorganisms, and the overall Ecology to co-create the character of our living wines. We produce wine primarily from apples, pears, grapes, honey, tree saps, and the blending thereof, while sometimes incorporating other small fruits and herbs that we glean and grow in the verdant foothills of central Vermont.
We host festive gatherings on our farm to celebrate the fruits of culture and humanity in Reverence for the Earth.
We host festive gatherings on our farm to celebrate the fruits of culture and humanity in Reverence for the Earth.
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