NORDIC INTERNATIONAL CIDER AWARDS (NICA) 2023/ Premios Internacionales de Sidra de Países Nórdicos 2023

The Nordic and Baltic Cider Awards (NICA) displays the variety of cider traditions – from the well-recognised to the emerging and promising. The aim of NICA is to promote cider as a great beverage and to enhance contacts and exchange between cider makers in the region striving towards excellence and growth.
The Nordic International Cider Awards is held annually in one of the Nordic and Baltic countries. In 2022, the NICA competition was hosted for the first time in Bergen, Norway, with over 75 cider makers from 11 nations participating and showcasing more than 200 ciders. This year, NICA was held in Riga (Latvia) from 6th to 9th September as part of «Riga Food 2023», the largest food industry fair in the Baltics. This year, 251 ciders, 106 producers and 19 countries were represented.

Austria – 2 ciders from 1 producer
Belgium – 2 ciders from 1 producer
Czech Republic – 3 ciders from 1 producer
Denmark – 6 ciders from 2 producers
Estonia– 11 ciders from 5 producers
Finland– 17 ciders from 6 producers
France – 9 ciders from 4 producers
Germany – 5 ciders from 3 producers
Italy – 8 ciders from 3 producers
Latvia – 37 ciders from 14 producers
Lithuania – 11 ciders from 6 producers
Netherlands – 9 ciders from 3 producers
Norway – 72 ciders from 31 producers
Poland – 20 ciders from 7 producers
Portugal – 5 ciders from 3 producers
Serbia – 2 ciders from 1 producer
Spain – 14 ciders from 7 producers
Sweden– 17 ciders from 7 producers
United States – 1 cider from 1 producer

Acid dominant – 56 producers / 82 ciders
Flavoured ciders –  35 producers / 39 ciders
Pet Nat, Champagne method, traditional method – 25 producers / 35 ciders
Tannin Dominant – 17 producers / 21 ciders
Fruit wines & Perries – 16 producers / 19 ciders
Ice ciders – 16 producers / 16 ciders
Open class –  13 producers / 14 ciders
Natursider / Sidra Natural / Sagardoa – 11 producers / 13 ciders
Wood or Barrel-Aged – 12 producers / 12 ciders

  • Austria – 2 sidras de 1 productor
  • Bélgica – 2 sidras de 1 productor
  • República Checa – 3 sidras de 1 productor
  • Dinamarca – 6 sidras de 2 productores
  • Estonia – 11 sidras de 5 productores
  • Finlandia – 17 sidras de 6 productores
  • Francia – 9 sidras de 4 productores
  • Alemania – 5 sidras de 3 productores
  • Italia – 8 sidras de 3 productores
  • Letonia – 37 sidras de 14 productores
  • Lituania – 11 sidras de 6 productores
  • Países Bajos – 9 sidras de 3 productores
  • Noruega – 72 sidras de 31 productores
  • Polonia – 20 sidras de 7 productores
  • Portugal – 5 sidras de 3 productores
  • Serbia – 2 sidras de 1 productor
  • España – 14 sidras de 7 productores
  • Suecia – 17 sidras de 7 productores
  • Estados Unidos – 1 sidra de 1 productor
  1. Ácido dominante – 56 productores / 82 sidras
  2. Sidras aromatizadas – 35 productores / 39 sidras
  3. Pet Nat, método Champagne, método tradicional – 25 productores / 35 sidras
  4. Tanino dominante – 17 productores / 21 sidras
  5. Vinos de frutas y peras – 16 productores / 19 sidras
  6. Sidras de hielo – 16 productores / 16 sidras
  7. Clase abierta – 13 productores / 14 sidras
  8. Natursider / Sidra Natural / Sagardoa – 11 productores / 13 sidras
  9. Envejecida en madera o barrica – 12 productores / 12 sidras

The biggest food industry fair in the Baltics, «Riga Food» outlines the yearly trends in food industry development, highlights novelties, and presents a number of serious and trustworthy enterprises. This year, 400 companies from 25 countries and 12 national collective stands were participating. The fair programme included a variety of competitions, awards, masterclasses, demonstrations, professional discussions, seminars, and more. Following the official opening of «Riga Food» on September 7, the Minister of Agriculture of Latvia, Didzis Šmits, presented awards to the winning cider makers of NICA.
The celebration of cider in «Riga Food» continued with the Cider Festival – an opportunity to taste international and Latvian ciders at the exhibition stand of the Latvian Cider Route. This culinary tourism route visited Latvian cider makers, and twelve of them were present at the stand.


The Cider Route invites you on a journey to discover the varied world of cider in Latvia – cider types, cider drinking traditions and nuances of cider-making. You are invited to gardens and cideries, from the wondrous spring, adorned with apple blossoms, to autumn, filled with the aroma of ripe apples; you will visit owners that serve genuine Latvian cider at their guest houses as well as have the opportunity to discover different tastes at cider celebrations. Making cider is a lifestyle, and cider makers share the conviction that this refreshing drink deserves both a place on solemn occasions that represent our country, and at the dinner table to enrich and enhance the taste of food.


The Cider Route takes you to various Latvian cider breweries, as well as restaurants and pubs that put it on the table. The Cider Route allows you to understand the specifics of Latvian cider, introduce you to culinary traditions and cultural heritage in different regions. You have the opportunity to meet the cavers themselves, who run small farms, take care of the garden, tell about their work or even allow them to participate in.
The initiative for the creation of the Cider Route in Latvia was developed by “Lauku ceļotājs, the Latvian Rural Tourism Association, and by the enthusiastic cider makers – Abavas Family Winery, Abuls Cidery, Mr. Plūme Cidery, Naukšēnu Winery, Tālavas Cider, and Turkalnes Manor, all of which have come together in a joint project to create and promote cider as a new tourism product of national identity.

RESULTS/ Resultados

NICA 2022

«The fact that Norwegian teams today are earning more in the Sider WM is sensational! This contributes to an international breakthrough with increased earning potential and value creation in many regions of Norway. I have great faith in the future of Norwegian agriculture and our local food industry,» said Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sandra Borch (SP).

«El hecho de que los equipos noruegos ganen más en la Sider WM es sensacional. Esto contribuye a un avance internacional con un mayor potencial de ganancias y creación de valor en muchas regiones de Noruega. Tengo mucha fe en el futuro de la agricultura noruega y de nuestra industria alimentaria local», ha declarado la Ministra de Agricultura y Alimentación, Sandra Borch (SP).

The Nordic International Cider Awards 2022 (NICA) celebrated in Bergen, Norway, from10th to 12th November, is to reward and make known the diversity and range of varying styles of nordic and international ciders.

With the help of an independent international panel of 40 experts from across the world, a total of 241 ciders from 91 producers and 13 nationalities were judged for taste, appearance, and aroma.

El Nordic International Cider Awards 2022 (NICA) celebrado en Bergen, Noruega, del 10 al 12 noviembre de 2022, tiene como objetivo premiar y dar a conocer la diversidad y la variedad de estilos de las sidras nórdicas e internacionales.

Con la ayuda de un panel internacional independiente de 40 expertos de todo el mundo, se juzgaron un total de 241 sidras de 91 productores y 13 nacionalidades en cuanto a sabor, aspecto y aroma.

Both Norwegian and international cider producers came to Bergen to compete, taste, learn and build networks. The judging day took place on 10th November, followed by an international conference and a parallel festival on 11th and 12th November which consisted of a wide range of secondary products that were judged.

An impressive lineup of guest speakers was offered during the NICA conference that took place on Friday 11th of November with guest speakers from across the cider world. Experts with industry updates from the US, UK, Italy, the Nordics and France, as welll as a presentation from Spanish cider expert Haritz Rodriques (CiderZale) on “How to build a gastronomic nation”.

Tanto los productores de sidra noruegos como los internacionales acudieron a Bergen para competir, degustar, aprender y crear redes. La jornada del jurado tuvo lugar el 10 de noviembre, seguida de una conferencia internacional y un festival paralelo los días 11 y 12 de noviembre que consistió en una amplia gama de productos secundarios que fueron juzgados.

La conferencia de la NICA, que tuvo lugar el viernes 11 de noviembre, contó con un impresionante elenco de oradores invitados de todo el mundo de la sidra. Expertos con actualizaciones de la industria de Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Italia, los países nórdicos y Francia, así como una presentación del experto español en sidra Haritz Rodriques (CiderZale) sobre «Cómo construir una nación gastronómica».

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CATEGORIES AND WINNERS

Acid Dominant

GOLD: Savvaļā / Abuls Urtica by Abuls, Latvia

SILVER: Night Bird by Nightingale Cider Co, Great Britain

Tannin Domninant

GOLD: Bristol Fashion byTall Ship Craft Cider / Fjordfolk Mikrobryggeri, Norway

SILVER: Signe Tillisch, Harry Masters Jersey and Yarlington Mill by Bjerregaarden, Denmark

Wood or Barrel-Aged

GOLD: Oak Aged 2019 Vintage by Mürbüdu Cider, Latvia

Flavoured Ciders (Hopped/Herbed/Spiced/Botanical Cider)

GOLD: Sagar Krash by Petritegi, Basque Country, Spain

SILVER: Sparkling Ice 2018 Apple & Cherry by Cold Hand Winery, Denmark

Natursider/Sidra Natural/Sagardoa


GOLD: Joanes 2021 by Zapiain, Basque Country, Spain

SILVER: A Charming Squid by Lightship Cider, The Netherlands

Pet Nat, Champagne method, traditional method

GOLD: Melagodo Nuvolo’ by Fatti Laura, Italy

SILVER: El Lagar de Valleseco, Canary Islands, Spain

Ice Ciders

GOLD: Issider by Alde, Norway

SILVER: 1898 by Valle, Ballina y Fernández, Asturias, Spain

Fruit Wines & Perries


GOLD: BenA Blackcurrant Doux by Andersen Winery, Denmark

SILVER: Elmsfeuer Rhubarb Sec by Andersen Winery, Denmark

Open Class

GOLD: 57/2- Call for tenders by Store Naa, Norway

SILVER: Basoa by BIZIO, Basque Country, Spain

CATEGORÍAS Y GANADORES

Dominio de los ácidos

ORO: Savvaļā / Abuls Urtica de Abuls, Letonia

PLATA: Night Bird de Nightingale Cider Co., Gran Bretaña

Dominio de taninos

ORO: Bristol Fashion de Tall Ship Craft Cider / Fjordfolk Mikrobryggeri, Noruega

PLATA: Signe Tillisch, Harry Masters Jersey y Yarlington Mill de Bjerregaarden, Dinamarca

Envejecido en barrica

ORO: Oak Aged 2019 Vintage de Mürbüdu Cider, Letonia

Sidras aromatizadas (sidra con lúpulo, con hierbas, con especias o botánica)

ORO: Sagar Krash de Petritegi, País Vasco, España

PLATA: Sparkling Ice 2018 Apple & Cherry de Cold Hand Winery, Dinamarca

Sidra natural

ORO: Joanes 2021 de Zapiain, País Vasco, España

PLATA: A Charming Squid de Lightship Cider, Países Bajos

Pet-Nat, método champán y tradicional

ORO: Melagodo Nuvolo’ de Fatti Laura, Italia

PLATA: El Lagar de Valleseco, Canarias, España

Sidra de hielo

ORO: Issider de Alde, Noruega

PLATA: 1898 de Valle, Ballina y Fernández, Asturias, España

Sidra de frutas y perada

ORO: BenA Blackcurrant Doux de Andersen Winery, Dinamarca

PLATA: Elmsfeuer Rhubarb Sec de Andersen Winery, Dinamarca

Clase Abierta

ORO: 57/2- Call for tenders de Store Naa, Noruega

PLATA: Basoa de BIZIO, País Vasco, España

AWARDS FULL LIST/ LISTA COMPLETA DE PREMIOS

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