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INDIGENY RESERVE
PROFILES
Organic
hard cider
at Indigeny Reserve
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED
APPLE FARM BECOMING
CENTERPIECE OF REGION
By Crystal Nay
Contributing Editor
TUCKED IN CALIFORNIA'S gold
country and about 1.5 hours outside
of Yosemite is a 240-acre organic apple
farm and cidery, featuring over 50
varieties of apples and split over two
parcels - an upper and lower ranch -
in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Indigeny Reserve founders Jay and
wife Judy Watson weren't in the hard
cider business when the idea hit to start
their own operation. The pair searched
for the ideal piece of land, and they
toured up and down the West Coast -
and some on the East Coast - visiting
every operation they could.
" We tasted every cider from here to
Canada, " said Jay Watson.
Settling on the Apple Valley Estates
region of Sonora, California, in 2008,
the couple got to work, taking courses,
hiring the best in the cider-making
business, and transforming the lower
farm into a commercial operation with
a small town feel and a welcoming
destination for visitors.
Value of variety
The farm collectively has over
50 varieties of apples, with some trees
 A German pot still used for making brandy and vodka. The taller column is used to make vodka, and
each window represents a half degree drop in temperature. Photo: Crystal Nay
PRODUCE PROCESS ING
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