Strawberry Land

Strawberry Land is back, same varietal and same process as last year. Ethiosar varietal is a cross between Sudan Rume and Sarchimor and for this lot, fermentation is skipped entirely: cherries are selected at full ripeness, then dried whole in a container dryer under constant airflow (it works the way dehydrating fruit works) to have the moisture leave and so the sugar can stay to build sweetness. In the cup, we have tasting notes of amaretto, strawberry jam and dark plum and slightly boozy but very clean nonetheless.