Saturday 11 July marked the highlight of the 49th Nava Cider Festival, with the presentation of awards in the various competitive categories and a moving opening address delivered by sisters Laura and Susana Ovin, natives of Nava for whom cider culture has always run in the blood and who represent the legendary cider house La…
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PDO CIDER OF ASTURIAS SALON’26/ Salón DOP Sidra de Asturias’26
The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Sidra de Asturias held the 15th edition of its Cider Fair on Wednesday 17th June in Pola de Siero, an event that serves as the official launch of this year’s new harvest and as a gathering for the entire Asturian cider sector. La Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) Sidra…
XXVI GASCONA CIDER TASTING/ XXVI Preba de la Sidra de Gascona
On Sunday 7th June, the Gascona Cider Tasting attracted the largest crowd in its 26-year history, with around 11,000 attendees sampling 12,000 bottles of cider – some 73,000 cider glasses– from 17 Asturian cideries. La Preba de la Sidra de Gascona celebró el domingo 7 de junio la cita más multitudinaria de sus 26 ediciones,…
GLINTCAP 2026
GLINTCAP 2026 The 20th edition of GLINTCAP (Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition) was held from May 13th to 16th, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, coinciding with the region’s traditional Cider Week. Considered the world’s largest cider competition, this 20th anniversary event drew more than 1,100 commercial and non-commercial entries from all corners of…
A YEAR OF ASTURIAN HOMEMADE CIDER/ Un año de sidra casera asturiana
• The First Homemade Cider Tasting in Gascona (Oviedo) took place on 24 May. All the information and photos can be found at the following link: • The 4th Muñó Homemade Cider Tasting (Siero) took place on 25 May in the church grounds, organised by the Muñó Schools Association (Asecevi). Around 500 people took part…
ASTURIAS AND TRANSYLVANIA, TWINNED LANDS THROUGH CIDER/ Asturias y Transilvania, hermanadas por la sidra
On Monday 17th November, the Balada Cultural Centre Association in Gijon hosted the exhibition ‘Asturias and Transylvania: united by cider’, in which several artists from both regions displayed their works for a month, inspired by the designation of Asturian cider as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. El lunes 17 de noviembre tuvo lugar…
XLVIII NAVA CIDER FESTIVAL/ XLVIII Festival de la Sidra de Nava
On Monday 14th July, the celebrations for the XLVIII Nava Cider Festival came to an end. The varied programme of activities began on the 8th with the pre-selection for the Competition for the Best Natural Cider produced in the Principality of Asturias and in Nava, and reached its climax on Saturday 12th with the announcement…
XIV ASTURIAS PDO CIDER FAIR/ XIV Salón DOP Sidra de Asturias
On Tuesday, 17th June, the XIV edition of the Asturias Cider Fair was held at Gijon Arena, organised by the Regulatory Council of the PDO Cider of Asturias, based in Villaviciosa. Este martes 17 de junio se celebró en el Gijón Arena la XIV edición del Salón Sidra de Asturias, organizado por el Consejo Regulador…
I GASCONA HOME-MADE CIDER MAKING TASTING/ I Preba de Sidra Casera de Gascona
The first edition of Gascona Homemade Cider Tasting took place in Oviedo on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th May, with the participation of producers from Alto Nalon, Aviles, Cabranes, Castrillon, Caudal, Colunga, Corvera, Gijon, Gozon, Llanes, Muño, Nava, Onis, Oviedo, Parres, Piloña, Ribadedeva, Ribadesella, Sariego and Villaviciosa. El viernes 23 y sábado 24 de mayo…
CIDER WORLD 2025
Cider World Frankfurt, the most important cider industry meeting in the heart of Europe was held on 25th and 26th April this year. Cider World Frankfurt, el encuentro más importante del sector de la sidra en el corazón de Europa, se celebró los días 25 y 26 de abril de este año. On Friday 25th,…
ASTURIAN CIDERS AT SALON GOURMETS ’25/ Sidras asturianas en el Salón Gourmets ’25
Salon Gourmets held its 38th edition from 7th to 10th April at IFEMA Madrid exhibition centre, positioning itself as the leading premium food and beverage event in Europe and one of the most renowned globally. El Salón Gourmets ha celebrado su 38º edición del 7 al 10 de abril en el recinto ferial IFEMA Madrid,…
ASTURIAN CIDERS AT FOODEX JAPAN 2025/ Sidras asturianas en FOODEX JAPAN 2025
The figures are overwhelming: 2,930 exhibitors, 3,738 booths from 74 countries and regions around the world and 8,500 people (trading companies, wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, hotel-related suppliers, buyers, etc.) visited FOODEX JAPAN 2025. Las cifras son abrumadoras: 2.930 expositores, 3.738 stands procedentes de 74 países y regiones de todo el mundo y 8.500 personas (empresas comerciales,…
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