La Familia is a locally-made cider inspired by traditional Mexican Aguas Frescas, with flavors that combine Oregon’s new craft cider movement with Mexico’s passion for fresh-fruit drinks.
La Familia Cider was founded in 2017 by the Gonzalez family, first-generation Mexican immigrants that came to the US looking for the American Dream like many other families. And that’s where the story begins.
The Gonzalez family settled in Willamette Valley, Oregon, in the 1970s and worked hard through endless summers in the strawberry fields. Young José Gonzalez was only ten years old back then and always paid attention when his mother Lourdes prepared delicious handcrafted Aguas Frescas to help chill on those really hot summer days. She taught him how to prepare it using her original recipe and showed him the most important ingredient to achieve a perfect taste: cooking with love.
