Small Acres offers up their medal winning Sparkling for this week’s Cheers, and it comes in two varieties! The cider tastes of apple notes combined with biscuity complexity and has a dry finish. Serve chilled as an apertif, with a selection of seafood. The perry, made from 100% fresh pressed pear, brings that pear flavour and aroma to the fore with a clean, crisp medium dry finish, perfect with a pear and walnut salad and both sparkling excel in livening a party, celebration or fun occasion.

The hand production (using the same Method Traditional that wine makers use to produce sparkling wine) is what sets these drinks apart. After maturing on lees each bottle is hand riddled, disgorged, and then bottle conditioned for at least 18 months.

Small Acres Cyder is no stranger to awards, and a recent swag of medals have been awarded to them from the Sydney Royal Beer and Cider Awards including “Champion Bottle Conditioned Cider or Perry” for their Cat’s Pyjamas (which we’ve featured previously in Cheers) and two silvers for the sparkling Cider and Perry presented today.

Small Acres Cyder ciders and perry are available from the cellar door (12 Akhurst Road, Borenore - open Saturdays and Sundays 11am-4pm) or via their website http://www.smallacrescyder.com.au and can be found at all good bottle shops and restaurants around Orange.