INDIGENY RESERVE

Apple Cider Works and Distillery in Northern California

The organic orchards and rustic building that contain the tasting room, gift shop, cidery and distillery reflect the Watsons sustainability commitment. Constructed using harvested and re-purposed cedar and oak wood, milled on-site, the building reflects a distinctive artisan look, from its wood-plank ceilings and beam work, down to the barrel rooms double-doors of wood and hand-forged iron.

The present 160 acre apple ranch on Summers Lane that is home to Indigeny Reserve has gone through the three-year process of pruning and organic certification. It now boasts 20,000 Granny Smiths (used in Indigenys crisp hard cider), 400 Red Rome and 7,000 Honeycrisps.

In addition to the tasting room, cidery, distillery and gift shop, the Watsons have developed the 160-acre ranch into a retreat for visitors to enjoy, complete with a park-like setting, tree-lined paths, a covered bridge, picnic grounds and two mile-and-a-half hiking trails one of them passing an old mine and offering Phoenix Lake views.

We are asked several times a day, in the tasting room or via email and phone messages, whether we can accommodate weddings at Indigeny Reserve. For the time being, the short answer is "no." We have been working on the permits for quite awhile and we are hopeful that someday we will be able to say a resounding "YES"