3 Best Day Trips from San Diego | Condé Nast Traveler

"It may be a small town, but even little ol' Julian can feel frenetic with tourists on weekends. If that's not your thing, pop over to this charming, family-run cider house set in a barn on the grounds of its apple and pear orchard. It's welcome and laid-back. If one of the great staffers doesn't welcome you in first, the bar pup probably will. Cider rules in this house, er, barn. You can get a taster, half pour, full pour, a flight of three or four, or a growler. Made with the family's own organic apples and pears as well as a native yeast, their hard ciders clock in at a potent-for-a-cider 5–6% ABV. Overall, flavors lean a bit dry—you won't find sugary pours here. That's because these ciders are carefully crafted by a seasoned oenologist with a degree in pomology (no, really) and his father, an engineer who has grown Julian apples for more than 30 years." - Archana Ram