Cider

Abel Methode Cider is made by us in small quantities, crafted from 100% apples and pears. We hand harvest tree-ripened fruit, crush it, then ferment until dry. This is quite different from your usual cider as we ferment the skins, stalks, pips and all, to maximize fruit aromatics and flavour. Abel cider is unfined and unfiltered. This basically means we allow our cider to naturally clarify via gravity to retain character. It's fermented in the bottle, like champagne. This natural carbonation gives a finer bubble which retains the aromas and flavours. Bottle fermentation adds complexity and texture, as well as giving cloudiness from the natural yeast sediment that remains.

Our cider is dry as this is the way we like to drink it - refreshing and full of flavour! ENJOY You have a couple of options when it comes to enjoying a bottle of Abel Methode Cider: EITHER...Place bottle upright in the fridge overnight, the colder the better. This will allow the natural sediment to settle to the bottom of the bottle. When you're ready to drink it, pour the clear cider (everything but the settled sediment) into a champagne flute or wine glass of your choice. OR...If you like cloudy cider, invert the bottle a couple of times then pour away!

Abel Methode Cider is made by us in small quantities, crafted from 100% apples and pears. We hand harvest tree-ripened fruit, crush it, then ferment until dry. This is quite different from your usual cider as we ferment the skins, stalks, pips and all, to maximize fruit aromatics and flavour. Abel cider is unfined and unfiltered. This basically means we allow our cider to naturally clarify via gravity to retain character. It's fermented in the bottle, like champagne. This natural carbonation gives a finer bubble which retains the aromas and flavours. Bottle fermentation adds complexity and texture, as well as giving cloudiness from the natural yeast sediment that remains.

Our cider is dry as this is the way we like to drink it - refreshing and full of flavour! ENJOY You have a couple of options when it comes to enjoying a bottle of Abel Methode Cider: EITHER...Place bottle upright in the fridge overnight, the colder the better. This will allow the natural sediment to settle to the bottom of the bottle. When you're ready to drink it, pour the clear cider (everything but the settled sediment) into a champagne flute or wine glass of your choice. OR...If you like cloudy cider, invert the bottle a couple of times then pour away!

Junk Juice is a term of endearment that Beers Head Brewer, coined for his customised blend of fruits and herbs used for our house cider. Dry crisp finish.

6.0% ABV

Strawberry and lime infused cider.

Organic Cider and Fruit P?t Nat made in Aotearoa. We take natural wine making methods and apply them to locally grown, organic certified fruit. Wild ferments using indigenous yeast and no added sulphur. A hands off approach to cider making and a unique expression of the place we call home.

From the team at Fruit Cru: ?A true fruit P?t Nat and our first field blend. Juicy and fragrant with a bold body and plenty of fizz. Aim? is a blend of mixed heritage apples, semi carbonic fermented blueberries and fresh elderflowers. A complex cuv?e with balanced tannins and an energetic aroma - you get the full orchard in this one!? Fruit Cru is a project brought to you by former Everyday Wine co-owner, Cosmo Hawke, and Chef at Havana Bar, Jesse Jehmal. Together they are sourcing fruit from around New Zealand and producing ciders and pet nats (bottle fermented sparkling wines) in a warehouse in Newtown, Wellington. Seasonal releases. Certified organic.

Organic Cider and Fruit P?t Nat made in Aotearoa. We take natural wine making methods and apply them to locally grown, organic certified fruit. Wild ferments using indigenous yeast and no added sulphur. A hands off approach to cider making and a unique expression of the place we call home.

From the team at Fruit Cru: ?A flavour unique to Aotearoa and quite possibly the first feijoa Pet Nat ever made. 72 hours of maceration on skins and a harmonious co-ferment of feijoas and heritage apples. Complex and deep, this one is more fruit wine than cider, with soft bubbles and an elegant fruit driven palette. the most graceful of the cru!? 

Fruit Cru is a project brought to you by former Everyday Wine co-owner, Cosmo Hawke, and Chef at Havana Bar, Jesse Jehmal. Together they are sourcing fruit from around New Zealand and producing ciders and pet nats (bottle fermented sparkling wines) in a warehouse in Newtown, Wellington. Seasonal releases. Certified organic.

Midi is to Feijoa what Petite is to Quinze. Confused yet? All you need to know is it?s low in alcohol but still tastes amazing. We ferment it using the pomace leftover from our Feijoa cuv?e so it?s really pushing the envelope of what a minimal waste project can achieve. At 3.3% it?s not as light as Petite but much lower in alcohol than our usual offerings, so you can enjoy a complex fizz without the buzz.

750ml - 3.3% abv

Wild ferment, No Additives, Vegan.

Organic Cider and Fruit P?t Nat made in Aotearoa. We take natural wine making methods and apply them to locally grown, organic certified fruit. Wild ferments using indigenous yeast and no added sulphur. A hands off approach to cider making and a unique expression of the place we call home.

From the team at Fruit Cru: ?A flavour unique to Aotearoa and quite possibly the first feijoa Pet Nat ever made. 72 hours of maceration on skins and a harmonious co-ferment of feijoas and heritage apples. Complex and deep, this one is more fruit wine than cider, with soft bubbles and an elegant fruit driven palette. the most graceful of the cru!? 

Fruit Cru is a project brought to you by former Everyday Wine co-owner, Cosmo Hawke, and Chef at Havana Bar, Jesse Jehmal. Together they are sourcing fruit from around New Zealand and producing ciders and pet nats (bottle fermented sparkling wines) in a warehouse in Newtown, Wellington. Seasonal releases. Certified organic.

Organic Cider and Fruit P?t Nat made in Aotearoa. We take natural wine making methods and apply them to locally grown, organic certified fruit. Wild ferments using indigenous yeast and no added sulphur. A hands off approach to cider making and a unique expression of the place we call home.

From the team at Fruit Cru: ?Refreshing and delicate, Petite is a light bodied spritz with an alcohol volume of only 2.5%. Fermented on auince and crab apple skins for three weeks before being blended with Winter Nelis pears and bottled live. Soft mineral and citrus notes, Petite is thirst quenching and smashable, the perfect afternoon quaffer.? Fruit Cru is a project brought to you by former Everyday Wine co-owner, Cosmo Hawke, and Chef at Havana Bar, Jesse Jehmal. Together they are sourcing fruit from around New Zealand and producing ciders and pet nats (bottle fermented sparkling wines) in a warehouse in Newtown, Wellington. Seasonal releases. Certified organic.

Organic Cider and Fruit P?t Nat made in Aotearoa. We take natural wine making methods and apply them to locally grown, organic certified fruit. Wild ferments using indigenous yeast and no added sulphur. A hands off approach to cider making and a unique expression of the place we call home.

From the team at Fruit Cru: ?The king is back and still reigning strong. Fruit combinations of Fuji, Gala, Feijoa, Pineapple Quince and Japanese Flowering Quince make this one equal parts fresh, floral and sour with a candy nose and tangy punch.? Fruit Cru is a project brought to you by former Everyday Wine co-owner, Cosmo Hawke, and Chef at Havana Bar, Jesse Jehmal. Together they are sourcing fruit from around New Zealand and producing ciders and pet nats (bottle fermented sparkling wines) in a warehouse in Newtown, Wellington. Seasonal releases. Certified organic.

Ume is a fruit synonymous with Japanese blossom season and thanks to Neville from NZ Yuzu we've had the pleasure of working with Organic Certified Ume grown a stones throw away in the Horowhenua.

Umeko is the result. A six week maceration to extract all aspects of the Ume followed by six months of bottle conditioning to round out the acidity and texture.

The result is complex and progressive - unlike anything we've produced so far. Tasting notes do it no justice so you'll have to open a bottle and see for yourself.

750ml - 6.0% abv

Wild ferment, no additives, bottled live.

Yuzu is a fruit that has been hotter than hot since the craft beer movement put it front and center. Not keen to follow trends, it wasn?t an ingredient we had planned on using, but when Neville Chun (who also grows our Ume) offered us a taste we filled our bags. It?s fragrant and fresh with the unmistakable flavour of Japanese citrus (grown locally in Te Horo). Not quite lemon, not quite grapefruit and not quite mandarin but amazingly vibrant and a very limited production run.

750ml - 7.0% abv

Wild ferment, No Additives, Vegan.

All the GOODness of our popular cider married up with locally sourced Doris Plums. Hints of plum & fruit, with sweet and sour taste, makes this one dangerously refreshing.

4.5% ABV.

Mix things up with a mixed 6 pack of cider. 

In the box is two each of:

• Doris Plum Cider 4.5%
• Extra Dry Apple Cider 4.5%
• Cider with Strawberry & Lime Juice 4.5%

Crunch. Clean. Crisp. Refreshing. Bite. Blue skies. Cut grass. Good times. Granny Smith would be rapt with this sublimely cider.

5.1% ABV