Australian Cider Awards – Kangaroo Island Ciders

Australian Cider Awards, Emu Ridge Eucalyptus oil Kangaroo Island

Congratulations to  Graham and Mary Jones on their award at the 2022 Australian Cider Awards, getting top Silver for their Colony Cove Vintage,  Draught, and  Original Kangaroo Island Ciders! Grahams not so happy after winning Gold the last few vintages, he was actually devastated! But we think he’s done really well out of the 231 participants! Great work!

Emu Ridge is proud to be the Cellar Door for Kangaroo Island Ciders since 2011.  Graham-Jones, the mastermind behind the Ciders, grows his Cider apples here on Kangaroo Island just down the road from us, where he has over 600 trees of 30 varieties to blend from.

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You can get a Tasting Paddle of the Colony Cove Draught, Vintage, Original, and  Sparkler Cider at our Emu Ridge Café where you can also purchase your favourite to take home. For more information about Kangaroo Island click here.

P.S don’t forget we also do kids tasting paddles, so nobody misses out!

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2022 AUSTRALIAN CIDER AWARDS

Cider Australia has announced the winners of the tenth Australian Cider Awards at a virtual presentation on 2 February 2022. 

The Barossa Valley Cider Company in South Australia won Best in Show, Best Specialty and Best Australian Cider trophies with The Barossa Cider Co – Cloudy Apple Cider made from a blend of 100 per cent Australian grown apples and pears. 

Hosted by Cider Australia and supported by Melbourne Royal and a team of volunteers, the Awards promotes and rewards excellence in cider production and is open to local and international cider products sold in Australia. 

President of Cider Australia and co-owner of LOBO Cider in the Adelaide Hills, Warwick Billings, said the 2021 Awards was an immense success and demonstrates the resilience and determination of the Australian cider community. 

A field of 231 Australian and international entries across 27 classes were judged by a panel of respected industry professionals led by chief judge, Loïc Le Calvez, of wine consultancy Wine Truth. 

A record 22 gold medals were awarded this year with a substantial shift up in performance across classes. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded based on points achieved, with gold medal winning entries in contention for trophies. 

This info came from here https://www.foodmag.com.au/cider-australia-announces-2021-australian-cider-award-winners/

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