Flavored Viive
Apple Cider flavored with berries
For years, we have been looking for a way to recycle the pressed berries we use to make our wines - there is still a lot of flavor in them. It seemed like a waste to just put them into the compost. Traditionally the pressings for wines are used to make grappa, and we tried to find a distiller in Finland to work with us to make a Finnish berry-based grappa, but everyone we asked was too busy making great gin.
After trying several thing that didn’t require a still, we hit upon flavored apple cider. The rich apple base holds and enhances the aromas from the pressed berries to create a fresh and wonderfully balance flavored cider. The fact that the apples themselves are also “remains” seemed fitting. This is a true circular-economy product.
Note that these ciders are only made when pressed berries are available from the wine production, and thus which flavors are in stock at any given time will vary.
Winery Process
To make our flavored ciders, we macerate the pressed berries in our Viive apple cider, then press again to separate the liquids from the solids. The cider is then aged, filtered and bottled. Because each batch is made from different apples and uses different vintages of berries, the finished product varies. The ciders can range from very dry to semi-sweet.
Wine details
4.5% Alcohol (2020 vintage)
Residual sugar <5 g/l to >30 g/l (batch dependent)
33 cl brown beer bottles with crown caps
Clear with a color that comes from the berries
Best served chilled (4-8°C)
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