Sugarfield Spirits expands with a brand-new vineyard and cidery in Gonzales

Sugarfield Spirits has mastered the artwork of distilling rum, vodka, whisky and coffee- and fruit-flavored liqueurs. The Gonzales-based distillery will quickly add each wine and cider to its boozy enterprise portfolio with Sugarfield Cider Firm and Sugar Discipline Wine Firm.

Situated in a brand-new cidery and vineyard, throughout the road from the unique distillery, the sister idea would be the first of its type within the Capital Area and is ready to open Friday, Sept. 9. 

Brothers Thomas and Andrew Soltau, house owners of Sugarfield Spirits, can be becoming a member of forces with Jimmy Alford and Scott Mum or dad, house owners of Grain Creations Brewing Firm, to incorporate beer on the virtually 3,200-square-foot area, as nicely.

“Thomas and I are tremendous obsessed with spirits. We discovered that we additionally like different issues as nicely,” Andrew Soltau says. “We’re tremendous obsessed with wine and cider, too. Thomas has celiac illness so he can’t drink beer or something with wheat in it. So, that’s why we’re doing the cider and wine and our mates are doing the beer with Grain Creations Brewing Firm.” 

The brand new endeavor is one thing proprietor Thomas Soltau had all the time envisioned someplace down the road. He initially deliberate to give attention to the craft of winemaking after retiring from his day job as a doctor, however now is able to “bounce into it.”

Although the method of distilling spirits is completely different from the method of wine and cider making, the brothers have been working towards to good recipes and develop distinctive flavors. Each Thomas and Andrew are having enjoyable whereas navigating this new kind of alcohol making. 

“It actually has a studying curve,” Thomas says. “The cool factor is that wine making and cider making at dwelling is definitely authorized not like distilling, so now we have been taking part in round lots at dwelling. We have now plenty of actually good recipes already within the works.”

Together with wine, the brothers are creating a novel line of ciders and meads, an alcohol produced from honey. The cidery will present French-style ciders which are much less candy than well-liked identify manufacturers.

“We aren’t doing candy ciders,” Andrew says. “We can have a sweeter cider, however we’re not Redd’s Apple Ale. We aren’t Indignant Orchard. These forms of ciders have their place, however we really feel that it’s not our model.” 

As a nod to the state, every cider can be named after a Louisiana parish. The brothers have already provide you with a couple of names that additionally praise the ciders’ flavors, like Livingston Lemongrass and Ascension Apple. 

Although the brand new area is smaller than the distillery, the brothers say that the vineyard and cidery are perfect for shorter excursions and intimate tastings the place tasters can hear how the whole lot is made together with tales about how the brothers got here up with the recipes and flavors. The placement has about 1600-square-feet of tasting room area.

Like Sugarfield Spirits, Thomas and Andrew plan to distribute the wines and ciders to native shops and bars after they get established on the new location. 

The Sugarfield Cider Firm and Sugarfield Wine Firm are positioned at 480 W. Eastbank St. in Gonzales.