The 14th annual CiderCon, the world’s largest cider conference with nearly 1,000 cidermakers from across the world, was held in Portland from 17th to 19th January, as part of the Oregon Cider Week Special Edition. Del 17 al 19 de enero se celebró en Portland, en el marco de la edición especial de la Semana…
Categoría: Asturias
CHILE INTERNATIONAL FERMENTED BEVERAGES CUP/ Copa Internacional de Fermentados de Chile
The International Fermented Beverage Cup held between 22 and 26 November this year corresponds to the 3rd edition of the formerly called Copa de Fermentados del Sur de Chile, which has been held since 2018, initially focused on the production of beer, cider and mead from the south of the country. As a result of…
THE RISE OF HOME-MADE CIDER IN ASTURIAS/ El auge de la sidra casera en Asturias
Homemade cider is a trend and is rapidly recovering the artisan tradition in Asturian towns and villages, but with hitherto unknown quality standards. According to Oscar Florez, representative of the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Asturian Cider, there are more than five hundred amateur cider makers in the Principality, many of them young people…
CIDER FESTIVAL IN VALDESOTO/ Fiesta de la Sidra en Valdesoto
Under the motto «Valdesoto with Cider», the festival in support of our native drink took place in La Casona de Leceñes, Siero, on Sunday 30th April, after three years without being able to be held. Bajo el lema “Valdesoto con la Sidra”, el domingo 30 de abril tuvo lugar en La Casona de Leceñes, perteneciente…
ASTURIAN ICE CIDERS AT THE SPRING FESTIVAL/ Sidras de hielo asturianas en la Folixa na Primavera
The Spring Festival- «Folixa na Primavera»- organized by Llagareros del Caudal in Mieres celebrated its 33rd edition this year and, of course, cider was one of the main protagonists of this celebration that took place from 21st to 23rd April. Our drink par excellence was present in all its versions: in barrel, poured, cider vermouth…
I INTERNATIONAL CIDER SUMMIT ASTURIES/ I Cumbre Internacional de la Sidra de Asturias
A total of 13 world cider producing regions- France, Italy, USA, Norway, Germany, UK, Latvia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, the Basque Country, Cantabria and Asturias- were represented at the I International Cider Summit Asturias, which was held in Gijón between 20th and 26th March this year. In this event, which was attended by cider makers…
XXIX REGIONAL CIDER POURERS CHAMPIONSHIP/ XXIX Campeonato Regional de Escanciadores
The Cider Museum of Nava hosted yesterday the awards ceremony of the XXIX Regional Cider Pourers Championship, in which Salvador Ondo (Tierra Astur cider house, Oviedo) was proclaimed winner for the fifth time, followed by Jorge Vargas (La Montera Picona cider bar, Gijon) and Wilkin Aquiles (Avenida cider house, Gijon). El Museo de la Sidra…
PIPPER, A FOUR-LEGGED CIDER AMBASSADOR/ Pipper, un embajador sidrero de cuatro patas
Asturian cider has had a very special ambassador since Wednesday, 15th February. This is Pipper, an influencer dog with thousands of followers on social networks and who stars in a television programme in which he travels around Spain with his owner, Pablo Muñoz, showing tourist spots accesible for travelling with dogs. The presentation of credentials…
MADRID DRINKS UP ASTURIAS/ Madrid se bebe Asturias
2023 begins by highlighting the importance of Asturian cider in Madrid. Moments to taste the gastronomy of our region and pair it with the best of our drink par excellence. 2023 comienza poniendo en relieve la importancia de la sidra asturiana en Madrid. Momentos para degustar la gastronomía de nuestra región y maridarla con lo…
ASTURIAN SPARKLING CIDER/ Sidra Espumosa Asturiana
Natural sparkling cider is a dry, brut-type cider, term which identifies apple products undergoing a two-stage fermentation and contain less than fifteen sugar grams per litre. According to the container where the second fermentation takes place, there are two production methods: the traditional or champenoise method, inside the bottle; and the Charmat or granvas method,…
CIDER FROM ASTURIAS, FREE OF HANG-UPS/ La sidra de Asturias, sin complejos
Juan Luis García, born in Murcia and Asturian by adoption for the last 10 years, is a national reference in the world of sommeliers. Sumiller Murcia – as he is known on social networks – holds the title of Best Sommelier of Spain in 2021 and is a true pommelier (cider expert) who works at…
ASTURIAS CIDER POURING COMPETITION 2022/ Campeonato de Asturias de Escanciadores 2022
More than 1,000 people gathered to watch the Regional Cider Pouring Competition held on 13th November in Arriondas, which served to proclaim Salvador Ondó, from Tierra Astur cider bar, as Champion of Asturias 2022. The Guinean cider pourer won his fifth title and is now the one with the most championships in Asturias, after winning…
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