Wild English Sparkling Cider

Earthy, robust and ultra-dry, this cider is not for the faint of heart. Named for the wild yeast fermentation of English cider apples, Wild English delivers the country aromas of a crisp autumn day in the orchard. Raise a glass of Sea Cider and indulge in your wild side!

How We Make This Cider

Our cider apples are harvested, milled, and juiced with careful supervision to ensure the highest quality juice is ready for fermentation. For Wild English, we do not introduce a cultured yeast. Instead, we allow the naturally occurring yeast that comes into the cellar from the orchard to carry out a “wild” fermentation. This fermentation progresses slowly, allowing intricate flavours to develop over time, and the wild yeast introduces earthy, robust notes to this special cider.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings 

• Appearance: Gently effervescent, amber in tone
• Aromas/Flavours: Sharp, phenolic, earthy, grassy, apple skin
• Acid/Sweetness: Pronounced acidity, ultra dry
• Mouthfeel: Soft astringency

Food pairings: Salty and savoury foods, such as charcuterie, BBQ, curry, smoked flavours, sausage, pickled onions; also strong cheeses, such as aged cheddar, Stilton; buttered popcorn.

Good to Know

• 7.5% ABV
• 750 ml clear champagne glass with crown cap + flip top for re-closure
  
• Produced on-site in Saanichton, BC, Canada

Awards

• 2025 BRONZE - GLINTCAP
• 2022 SILVER  - PICC (Portland International Cider Cup)
• 2021 SILVER - GLINTCAP
• 2019 SILVER - GLINTCAP
• 2018 GOLD - GLINTCAP
• 2018 BEST IN CLASS - GLINTCAP (Traditional Dry)
• 2017 SILVER - GLINTCAP
• 2017 SILVER - Sip Magazine / Best of the Northwest
• 2017 BRONZE - Dan Berger International Cider Awards
• 2016 GOLD - PNWCA
• 2016 SILVER - Dan Berger International Cider Awards
• 2015 SILVER - GLINTCAP
• 2015 BRONZE - PNWCA
• 2014 GOLD - PNWCA 
  

Heirloom Series

Traditional European cider varietals and heritage North American apple varietals are the focus of our Heirloom Series. For centuries, British and European cidermakers have used cider-specific varietals to impart complexity in cider that ordinary eating apples cannot achieve. Cider made from bittersweet and bittersharp varietals in places like Herefordshire and Somerset delivers earthy phenolic aromas and appealing astringency that, to this day, distinguishes this style of cider as “the cider for cidermakers”.  Most of the varietals we grow at Sea Cider are of this lineage, and include Dabinetts, Kingston Blacks, Chisel Jerseys and Yarlington Mills. 

Sea Cider’s Heirloom Series of ciders pays tribute to apples that have stood the test of time and produced some of the world’s finest cider. The ciders in this series are handcrafted on our farm and have been developed to highlight the robust varietals deeply rooted in tradition.

Products in the Heirloom Series include, in preferred tasting order: Perry; Wild English; Flagship; Platinum; Kings & Spies; Bittersweet; Pippins.