Sparkling Cider with Corks
Within the wine and juice industries, the debate continues. Should a bottle be sealed with a twist-off cap, an aluminum crown cork needing a church key, a wine cork that is flush with the top of the bottle, or a champagne-style mushroom cork with the wire cage? If "cork", is it real cork, synthetic cork, or plastic equivalent? Not surprisingly, all types are found in our juice menu.
If you are looking for something with a champagne-style closure that "pops" when opened, these products meet that criteria!
If you are looking for something with a champagne-style closure that "pops" when opened, these products meet that criteria!
The French have done it again with the launch of Château Normandie Sparkling Apple Cider. Using centuries-old methods gives this cider a character and taste remarkably smooth to the palate. Savor it like a premium wine and you will discover that in France, excellence and tradition also come free of alcohol! KUDOS: "Drier and more complex than many alcohol-free sparkling ciders, Château Normandy is packed with Granny Smith apple tartness that's balanced by earthly hints of apple peel and subtle cinnamon . . . sip it alongside holiday favorites like oven-roasted turkey, root veggies, and pumpkin pie." IMBIBE Magazine, November/December 2009. Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $12.95 | Sometimes we find find a limited supply of cider that is so good we purchase all the inventory we can find. That was the case with Spain's Crystal Canyon Sparkling Cider. Self-proclaimed as an appropriate alternative to champagne, we find that any excuse to drink this cider is fine with us. Buy your own bottle before we drink all our profits! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $8.95 | As a boy I remember those odd red fruits from the grocery store during the fall and early winter. I would dig out the little "seeds" with their sharp, a-little-sweet, a-little-sour taste -- and delightful finger-staining qualities. Even though pomegranates are one of today's nutritional heroes, every sip of Crystal Canyon's Sparkling Apple-Pomegranate Cider reminds me of another hero, my mom. So this chilled glass is raised in your honor, Mom! Thanks for introducing me to pomegranates, giving me a thirst for travel, and training my taste buds for life's best treats. Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage Regular Price: $8.95 Special Savings: $7.95 |
Distant cousins with peach farmer parents, irrigation canals for swimming and fishing, dusty paths for tractors and old bikes through a forest of heavy-laden branches. It is an image I relish with each sip of Crystal Canyon's Sparkling Apple-Peach Cider. Your story will be different but just a sweet as mine. Go ahead and tell it as I fill my goblet, lean back in the porch chair, and put my feet on a old dusty orchard box. Yes, I'm listening! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $8.95 | Have you ever wondered what a "wildberry" is? No, it's not a single type of berry or a buzz word for stuff found in the brush along the wayside but never in your produce market. Wildberry is simply a blend of juices. Wisconsin's Door Peninsula Winery recipe includes plus a little sparkle to create a wonderful non-alcoholic and festive juice. You may want to grab a goblet and "forget" to share your bottle with the kids! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $8.95 | Money Magazine has called Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula one of the Top Ten vacation destinations in North America. Nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan, its main fruit crops are cherry and apple. Thus it's no wonder that the Door Peninsula Winery has created a refreshing sparkling cherry juice from Montmorency cherries. With just a little hint of tart this delicious juice doesn't overwhelm your taste buds with too much sweetness. We dare you to stop with one bottle! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage Regular Price: $8.95 Special Savings: $7.95 |
Keror's highly-refreshing Sparkling Apple Cider is make from a combination of sweet and bitter apples. Looking for a homework assignment? Keror cider apples include Kererrien, Douce Moen, Bedan, and others. Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $12.95 | Parenteau's Gourmet Foods is an Aboriginal Canadian company. Founded in 1991, the company diversified into the beverage industry in 1999. Today it produces four "Champagne-style" sparkling juices including this sparkling Chokecherry cider. Because chokecherry juice is so unique, we submitted the product to a panel of judges for their taste evaluation. The decision was unanimous: it would be a great addition to the SweetwaterOrchards menu of products! Plastic Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage Regular Price: $11.95 Special Savings: $10.95 | Parenteau's Gourmet Foods, an Aboriginal Canadian company, expanded its product line in 1999 with the launch of its Raspberry "Champagne" cider. Today the company also markets Peach, Blueberry, Strawberry, Saskatoon Berry, and Chokecherry "champagnes" that are all non-alcoholic. Plastic Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $11.95 |
Blackcurrants are the king of the so-called "SuperFruits." They are amazingly healthy and loaded with phytonutrients. The fruit contains more antioxidants that most other fruits including pomegranate and blueberry, four times the Vitamin C of oranges, more potassium that bananas, plus calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium and more. This juice, bottled in France, combines blackcurrant with apple cider (which the French have perfected). You'll be surprised that healthful living could taste so good! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $11.95 | Missouri's St. James Winery has a broader focus than its award-winning wines. It's menu also contains six juice products including this Sparkling Cherry Spumante. It is 100% pure cherry juice with no sugar added and comes in a champagne-style bottle. Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $7.95 | OK. We all know what a peach is. But a "spumante" peach? The term simply means "foaming." Today we call it sparkling. So when you tip a glass of St. James Winery's 100% sparkling peach juice (with no sugar added) impress your friends by exclaiming, "This juice has wonderful spumante!" You'll be the peach geek! Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage $7.95 |
Big red raspberries, like black olives, is one of the best finger foods around! You can put one on each finger, showing your winning hand to everyone at the table, and then pop them into your mouth. You can also enjoy this fun fruit by opening a bottle of St. James Winery's Sparkling Raspberry Spumante. Same great taste as your finger food, with a touch of sparkle. 100% juice with no added sugar. Mushroom Cork with Wire Cage Regular Price: $7.95 Special Savings: $6.95 |