If you didn't already know, we embarked on a bike-packing trip through the Southern Gulf Islands in the fall of 2022. On Pender Island, we visited Twin Island Cidery and haven't been able to forget their ciders since. We want to share these flavours with you at our wedding. This is also the island that Ian found the stone to carve Ily's stunning engagement ring!

Bittersweet Pét-Nat '23: A new vintage of one of our favourites—combining bittersweet apple cultivars and the pétillant-naturel method. This has a classic, complex English profile with its low acidity and notes of rich toffee, ripe fruit and leather, making it a great match for rich cheeses, salty meats and nutty snacks. The apples were grown onsite at our Lupin Road orchard, established in 2016. The main varietals were Dabinett, Bulmer’s Norman, Michelin, Kingston Black and Yarlington Mill. Ancestral method, 2023 harvest. 6.5% ABV.

Grape Friends pét-nat '23: Apples and grapes collaborate in this méthode ancestrale fruit wine. Agria red wine grapes hand-harvested on Vancouver Island were crushed, pressed in a wooden basket press and spontaneously fermented with apples from Saturna, Mayne and Pender Islands. 2023 harvest. 8.5% ABV, 750 mL.

Saanich Perry '23: Established in 1956, this Saanich pear orchard was first a part of Le Coteau fruit tree nursery, which changed hands in recent years and is now called Solamia Farm. For the last few years, we have been helping caretake multiple rows of 19th-century European pear varieties such as Louise Bonne d’Jersey, Flemish Beauty, and Conference. These culinary pears make a bright, floral perry that is easy to pair with food or enjoy on its own. Bottle conditioned for natural bubble, 2023 harvest, 6.6% ABV.

Cox's Orange & Castel '22: A luscious, bubbly fruit wine pressed from Cox’s Orange Pippin apples grown on Pender Island and the French-American hybrid grape Castel, grown on Vancouver Island. The Castel brings an earthy aspect while the Cox’s Orange brings its characteristic fruity esters and punchy acidity—it’s a basket of ripe summer berries with vanilla highlights and woodsy undertones. 8% ABV.

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