Villaviciosa, one of the most renowned cider spots in Asturias, is celebrating their local festivities, from Friday 11th to Wednesday 16th September. Following the procedures laid down by the health authorities, two of the most important cider contests have been held in camera, with access control and limited seating these days. The XXVII edition of…
Autor: Ciderayalga
Born in Gijon, Asturias (Spain), I studied English Philology at the Universities of Oviedo and Bradford (UK). I've worked as an English teacher, guide, interpreter and translator. I'm very keen on cider and good cuisine.
GIJON CIDER FESTIVAL ’20 / Fiesta de la Sidra de Gijón ’20
The capital city of the Spanish Green Coast has just celebrated their XXVIV edition of the Natural Cider Festival in an atypical way, due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Thus, some of the major activities, such as the XXVII Official Pouring Contest or the Best Cider Award, known as “Golden Praise”, have been held in camera….
CIDER WORLD 2020
The Cider World’20 Frankfurt Cider Fair will be held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 restrictions, so all exhibitors will present themselves and their products online from 13th to 30th August. The awards ceremony was broadcasted this month from the Astor Film Lounge, where the best ciders were awarded in five categories. Asturian Eduardo…
NAVA CIDER FESTIVAL 2020/ Festival de la Sidra de Nava 2020
The XLIII Nava Cider Festival has been recently held virtually, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, nearly all broadcasted on Facebook and including the natural cider and apple by-products selection in camera. The event, declared as Natural Tourist Interest since 1989, took place between 7th and 13th July, being 10th to 12th the major days. In…
OUTDOOR RESTAURANTS IN GIJON/ Merenderos de Gijón
Good weather is coming and it is time to enjoy cider outdoors. Especially now with the COVID-19 restrictions, we are only allowed to have our quintessential drink in open areas like terraces or outdoor restaurants called merenderos. These are usually restaurants with lawn areas and amazing views of the rural landscape found on the outskirts…
POURING DEVICES/ Aparatos escanciadores
It seems obvious that they cannot replace the art of pouring as an ancient rite in Asturian cider drinking, but we must admit mechanical and manual pourers are here to stay. Parece obvio que no pueden reemplazar el arte del escanciado como rito ancestral en la forma de beber la sidra asturiana, pero debemos admitir…
CIDER CRAFT/ Artesanía sidrera
There is one thing about cider: it is not only related to drinking, but also to living. In that sense, we can find different retailers and craftsmen devoted to the creation of all kinds of cider stuff. From cider pourers and bottle openers to jewellery and miniatures. Here you can discover some of the cider-related…
INTERNATIONAL ASTURIAN CIDER POURING CHALLENGES/ Retos internacionales de escanciado de sidra asturiana
There is a new cider challenge in progress. It is called the #LongPourChallenge and has been started by Bristolian cider expert Gabe Cook, The Ciderologist. It consists of pouring cider from a height, in the traditional Asturian way, and nominate some people to follow the challenge. As I see it, these games are perfect to…
FIRST CIDER OF THE YEAR, A MASSIVE CONVIVIAL MEAL/ El Primer Sidre’l Añu, una espicha a gran escala
Asturian people have a different way to celebrate Easter. It is not a religious celebration, though there is a particular Via Crucis, called Sidracrucis. Cider is a tourism cornerstone in Gijon, a main axe to spread the Asturian culture. And the First Cider of the Year becomes the first cider event in town, coinciding with…
THE CIDER CLUB, A NEW MEETING POINT FOR CIDER LOVERS/ El Clú de LA SIDRA, un nuevo punto de encuentro para los amantes de la sidra
Last December a new cider club was founded in Gijon, Asturias, with the aim of tasting and getting to know ciders all around the world. The meetings are held at LA SIDRA magazine venue on the first Thursday of every month. Everyone can join El Clú de LA SIDRA, by paying a fee of 5€…
