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…
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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,…
CINVE 2022
The 18th edition of the International Competition of Wines, Vermouths, Vinegars and Ciders (CINVE) took place in Madrid on 25th and 26th November. During the 3rd International Cider Competition, in which Eduardo Vázquez Coto participated as technical director, 12 Silver Medals, 14 Gold Medals, 7 Grand Gold Medals and one Grand CINVE were awarded, 11…
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…
AUSTRALIAN CIDER AWARDS 2022/ Premios de la sidra australiana 2022
The 2022 Australian Cider Awards opened on 8th September, where local, imported and speciality ciders were all welcome to enter. Apple and pear spirits, such as Calvados or Applejack, were also able to participate, so long as they were available for sale in Australia. El 8 de septiembre se inauguró la edición 2022 de los…
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…
II CIDER FESTIVAL IN ARGENTINA/ II Festival de la Sidra en Argentina
The second edition of the Argentinian Cider Festival took place on 12th and 13th November in the town hall of General Roca in the province of Río Negro, Patagonia. This is the only festival in the country where you could enjoy the Patio Sidrero, gastronomic proposals including typical food from Italy, Spain, Chile, Israel and…
XII INTERNATIONAL HALL OF GALA CIDERS/ XII Salón Internacional de Sidras de Gala
The twelfth edition of the International Hall of Gala Ciders took place in Gijon between 29th September and 2nd October 2022. During these four days, 71 cidermakers from 21 countries came together in our town and presented 230 ciders for the competition, which have worldwide representation of drinks that mean a way of enjoying products…
VILLAVICIOSA CIDER FESTIVAL 2022/ Festival de la Sidra de Villaviciosa 2022
After the restrictions imposed for two years, the XXIII edition of Villaviciosa Cider Festival was finally celebrated in its full expression on 3rd September, with the participation of the 11 local cidermakers: Buznego, Castañon, Coro, Cortina, El Gobernador, Frutos, J. Tomas, Los Gemelos, M. Busto, M. Vigon and Vallina. Después de las restricciones impuestas durante…
GIJON CIDER FESTIVAL ’22 / Fiesta de la Sidra de Gijón ’22
This edition, after two years marked by the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19, the event was held again in its full dimension, with a complete programme that included, among others, the traditional Cider and Apple Market, the Cider Pouring Competition and the World Record of Simultaneous Pouring .The Natural Cider Festival, declared to be of…
CIDER IN LATVIA/ La sidra en Letonia: MR. PLUME
«We are plums, but we love apples»! Behind this original motto based on the pun «plume/plum» we find the couple Maris and Dace Smiltniece Plume, cider makers in this family business that bases its production on quality, not quantity, and on a totally ecological and artisanal process: grafting and planting apple trees, tending the orchard,…
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