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…
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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….
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…
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…
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