According to the ethnographer Inaciu Hevia Llavona, there were once more cider presses than houses in some villages. The production of home-made cider in Asturias is a centuries-old tradition which declined as a result of the abandonment of the rural world in the mid-20th century, but which is now flourishing in all its splendour thanks…
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.
Nacida en Gijón, Asturias (España), estudié Filología Inglesa en las Universidades de Oviedo y Bradford (Reino Unido). He trabajado como profesora de inglés, guía, intérprete y traductora. Me encanta la sidra y la buena gastronomía.
Experience in the cider sector
2017- 2021: INTERNATIONAL HALL OF GALA CIDERS (SISGA). Translator and interpreter.
2017- 2020: CIDER MAGAZINE. Journalist (reports and photography, social networks...).
2018: FIRST CIDER OF THE YEAR (PSLA). Hostess, translator and interpreter.
2019: P.D.O. CIDER FROM ASTURIAS. Participant in the campaign “Real Cider Lovers”
2019- 2020: CIDER WORLD. Participant in the TV programme.
2019- 2020: THE CIDER CLUB. Co-founder. Monthly tastings of ciders from all over the world.
2020: WWW.CIDERAYALGA.COM. Creator of the bilingual blog focused on the world of cider. Awarded by the Blog of the Day website (9/11/2020).
2021: WWW.CIDERAYALGA.COM. Finalist in the XXII edition of the Best Asturian Web Awards.
2021- 2022: Official judge in commercial and home-made Asturian cider competitions.
Experiencia en ámbito sidrero
2017- 2021: SALÓN INTERNACIONAL DE SIDRAS DE GALA (SISGA). Traductora e intérprete. (Fundación Asturies XXI)
2017- 2020: REVISTA LA SIDRA. Periodista (reportajes y fotografía, redes sociales…).
2018: PRIMER SIDRE’L AÑU (PSLA). Azafata, traductora e intérprete. (Fundación Asturies XXI)
2019: D.O.P. SIDRA DE ASTURIAS. Participante en la campaña Sidreros Auténticos.
2019- 2020: MUNDU SIDRERU TPA. Participante en el programa en dos ocasiones.
2019- 2020: CLÚ DE LA SIDRA. Cofundadora. Catas mensuales de sidras asturianas y de diferentes países.
2020: WWW.CIDERAYALGA.COM. Creadora del blog bilingüe enfocado en el mundo de la sidra. Premiado por la web Blog del Día (9/ 11/ 2020)
2021: WWW.CIDERAYALGA.COM. Finalista en la XXII edición Premios Mejor Web de Asturias (El Comercio)
2021- 2023: Jurado oficial en concursos de sidra asturiana comercial y casera.
GIJÓN DE SIDRA 2024
This yearly festival, which takes place in mid-October, is a tribute to Asturian natural cider paired with traditional gastronomy, sometimes with hints of “nouvelle” cuisine. Este festival anual, que tiene lugar a mediados de Octubre, es un homenaje a la sidra natural asturiana maridada con gastronomía tradicional, a veces con toque de cocina de vanguardia….
CIDER CATEGORIES FEATURES IN INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS/ Características de las categorías de sidra en concursos internacionales
ACID LED CIDER/ SIDRA ACIDIFICADA Style/ Estilo: – La acidez, la frescura y el sabor a fruta cítrica o tropical son las características que la definen, pero puede contener algo de amargor y astringencia de los taninos para equilibrarla. – Tradicionalmente del este de Inglaterra y Europa Central, pero también se elabora en EE.UU., Australia…
INTERNATIONAL CIDER CHALLENGE 2024
Now in its 14th year, The International Cider Challenge is one of the most authoritative, respected and influential cider competitions in the world. The ICC promotes and rewards outstanding quality cider, offering producers, distributors, importers, exporters and agencies the perfect opportunity to benchmark ciders on an international level. Achieving award winning results through the ICC…
VILLAVICIOSA NATURAL CIDER COMPETITION/ Concurso de Sidra Natural de Villaviciosa
The XL edition of the Regional Natural Cider Competition took place on 16th September as part of the activities of the Virgen del Portal festivities in Villaviciosa. La XL edición del Concurso Regional de Sidra Natural tuvo lugar el día 16 de septiembre dentro de las actividades de las Fiestas de la Virgen del Portal…
XXXIII GIJON NATURAL CIDER FESTIVAL/ XXXIII Fiesta de la Sidra Natural de Gijón
The traditional Gijon Natural Cider Festival took place this year between 23rd August and 1st September. The festival began with the opening of the Cider and Apple Market on the 23rd, with 26 stands offering the public all kinds of apple-related products: sweet and savoury delicacies, crafts, jewellery and drinks. On Tuesday 27th, the prizes…
NAVA CIDER FESTIVAL 2024/ Festival de la Sidra de Nava 2024
The second week of July once again put Nava on the map through its National Tourist Interest Festival, the Nava Cider Festival, which celebrated its 47th edition. Throughout the week there were different activities and competitions where cider was the main protagonist, with the most important events taking place on the weekend of 12 to…
LA SIDRA DE PAPEL, MORE THAN LABELS/ La Sidra de Papel, más que etiquetas
The history of «La Sidra de Papel» (“Paper Cider”) begins with Fernando Paredano, a great enthusiast of cider and its culture, peeling off a label in a cider house in Cimadevilla (Gijon) in 2001, when the first cider labelling law had just come into force and when it was still being debated whether it should…
CIDER SALON 2024
Cider Salon is an event where you can find the best craft producers from the UK, with invited guests from around the world. They focus is on full juice ciders presented in 75cl bottles, that showcase both the traditional and the latest innovations, including bottle-fermented, pet nat, rural method, keeving, cryo-concentration, co-fermentation and still. Cider…
XIII ASTURIAS PDO CIDER FAIR/ XIII Salón DOP Sidra de Asturias
The PDO Fair, a showcase for Asturian cider with Designation of Origin and a meeting point for professionals from the cider sector, was held for the first time at the Arms Factory in Oviedo on 18th June this year. On this occasion, this location was chosen, unlike other years when it was held in Gijon,…
XXIV CIDER TASTING IN OVIEDO/ XXIV Preba de la Sidra en Oviedo
From 11.00 a.m. on Sunday 2nd June, Gascona Street in Oviedo was packed with thousands of people who came to taste the first ciders of the season at the 24th edition of the Preba (Tasting), in which 16 cidermakers were judged by an expert and a popular jury. Desde las 11.00 horas del domingo 2…
GLINTCAP 2024
The Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) is the world’s largest cider event focused on raising the caliber of cider as a category through emphasis on providing clear and helpful feedback to entrants from some of the most experienced palates in the industry, in addition to coveted medals and trophies. Held annually in…
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