Tasmanian cider producer Plenty Cider has continued its award-winning streak, taking home multiple trophies at the recent Australian Cider Awards.
For the second consecutive year, Plenty Cider has been crowned the ‘Best Small Producer’ and has also claimed the ‘Best New World Cider’ category with their Original Apple Cider.
The cidery, founded in 2019 by Adam and Grace D’Arcy, has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the industry, consistently ranking among the best in Australia despite their relative newness.
Cidermaker Adam D’Arcy says that establishing their business marks the start of a “final chapter” in their family enterprise.
“When I went to France to research cider production and met the legendary Eric Bordelet, he said to me that perfecting cider would take the rest of my life,” he said.
“I laughed this off and thought that it couldn’t be that hard. Having now worked on our cider for five years, I know that founding Plenty Cider is the beginning of our own final chapter.”
“We are continuously building and refining what we do, but we can see that this will ‘be us’ for the rest of our working careers and that, hopefully, it’s something our kids will carry on as a legacy in our home in the Derwent Valley.”
D’Arcy says he is particularly proud of the achievement for the first cider they ever produced, their ‘OG’ Original Apple Cider.
“Most trophy winners at shows are the limited release, high profile ciders, but it really means a lot to us that our OG, the first cider we produced, has been awarded this trophy,” he said.
“I think it shows some of the core principles of Plenty Cider. We let the fruit shine through to create a fresh, modern and sophisticated cider.”
“It doesn’t matter that it’s our ‘everyday’ cider and comes in a can.”
“First and foremost, we are cidermakers, rather than farmers who want to use excess fruit up, so as cidermakers this recognition from Australia’s peak cider body really does mean a lot for us.”
