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,…

MOTHERS OF CIDER 2025/ Madres de la Sidra 2025

It was 2016 when the first “Sidra Sobre la Madre” (Cider on its Lees) was released for sale, as a tribute to Vicente Trabanco and the ancestral way of making cider. Corría el año 2016 cuando salió a la venta la primera Sidra sobre la Madre, como homenaje a Vicente Trabanco y a la forma…

CATAVINUM WORLD WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION (CWWSC)

This competition, organised and developed by Catavinum in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and which began in 1998, aims to promote the quality and innovation of the best wines, spirits and other alcoholic beverages on the planet, including cider. Este concurso, organizado y desarrollado por Catavinum en Vitoria-Gasteiz (España) y cuya andadura se inició en 1998, tiene como…

GIJON HOMEMADE CIDER ASSOCIATION/ Asociación de Sidra Casera de Gijón

On Friday 31st January, Ruedes hosted the first meeting to create Gijon Homemade Cider Association with the presence of cider producers from the parishes of Ruedes, Porceyo, Sotiello, Peñaferruz, Somio, Cabueñes, La Pedrera, Pinzales, Deva, Mareo and Llantones. El viernes 31 Enero, Ruedes acogió la primera reunión para crear la Asociación de Sidra Casera del…

ASTURIAN CIDER AT GULFOOD ´25/ Sidra asturiana en Gulfood ´25

The historic 30th edition of the Gulfood event has just concluded with trade deals materialising to bring 100,000 new products to the shelves and into kitchens around the world. The event took place at Dubai World Trade Center from 17th to 21st February, reaffirming its status as the ultimate platform for business, trade, connection and…

CIDERCON 2025

From 4th to 7th February this year, Chicago hosted at Hilton Hotel a new edition of an event that brought together thousands of producers, distributors, buyers and experts from more than 15 countries and 40 North American states, who participated in talks, tastings, workshops and activities designed to strengthen the global cider industry. CIDERCON 2025,…

ASTURIAN CIDER, INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY/ La sidra asturiana, Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad

On 4th December, the candidature ‘Asturian Cider Culture’ was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 19th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which met in Asuncion (Paraguay). El pasado 4 de diciembre, la candidatura «Cultura Asturiana de la Sidra» fue declarada Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de…

ASTURIAN CRAFT CIDER 2024/ Sidra casera asturiana 2024

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…

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….

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…