Kimberly, a painter, and Matt, a builder, began Metal House on an urge to do good by the land, and have worked to restore abandoned ancient orchards in the Hudson Valley to their former fruit-bearing glory days. 

The “Ammir” Cider is made with méthode Champenoise from the first harvest at the Esopus orchards that they manage, following an organic/bio-intensive/biodynamic program. It spends 11 months on the lees before release, and that really drives the racy complex profile with notes of white flowers and nectarines on a bone-dry frame.

It is a fantastic bottle of bubbles to start the evening and has the versatility to pair with a variety of courses throughout the meal. If you fancy the complexity of Blanc de Blancs Champagne, do not sleep on this cider! Few cider producers in New York are working with this kind of intent, and the results show it. Organically grown, vegan.