Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: RAW

During a career in biomedical science and healthcare, Levi Danielson walked away to pursue cidermaking professionally in 2018. After a short stint working for cidermakers in Portland, Oregon, he moved to France for a season to work on an organic farm producing cider. Producing French cider and visiting some of the best cidermakers (and some winemakers) in the world has shaped his perspective and approach to cidermaking. He launched RAW Cider Company in McMinnville, Oregon distributing large format 750ml bottles focused on cider and perry specific fruit, both family farmed and foraged in Oregon and Washington. Danielson practices traditional methods, mostly French, with a contemporary approach to attain clean, balanced, and interesting products. A light-handed approach guided by a solid understanding of biology and chemistry allows him to follow the fruit’s fermentation naturally and with little interference. This week’s Monday cider flight focuses on two, 750ml bottles from RAW — a to-go flight we’re calling Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: RAW.

Peaks and Pints Monday Cider Flight: RAW

RAW Semi Dry

6.9% ABV

Traditional method sparkling cider made from a blend of Airlie Red and Karmijn de Sonneville apples sourced from family farms in the Willamette Valley and Kings Valley in Oregon. Bottled in May 2021 and disgorged in March 2022, this cider is semi-dry with a sweetness coming from Airlie Red apple juice added back in after disgorgement.