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…
Categoría: Sidra
NORDIC INTERNATIONAL CIDER AWARDS (NICA) 2023/ Premios Internacionales de Sidra de Países Nórdicos 2023
The Nordic and Baltic Cider Awards (NICA) displays the variety of cider traditions – from the well-recognised to the emerging and promising. The aim of NICA is to promote cider as a great beverage and to enhance contacts and exchange between cider makers in the region striving towards excellence and growth.The Nordic International Cider Awards…
I MADEIRA CIDER FESTIVAL/ I FESTIVAL DE SIDRA DE MADEIRA
From 4th to 8th June, Arriaga Avenue (Funchal) hosted the 1st edition of the Cider Festival in Madeira. This popular event aims to promote the famous traditional drink that in recent years has increasingly attracted more fans, featuring cooking demonstrations, topic discussions and live music performances. Del 4 al 8 de junio, la Avenida Arriaga…
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…
JAPAN CIDER CUP 2023/ Copa de la Sidra de Japón 2023
Japan Cider Cup, which this year took place on Saturday 22nd April at the Tokyo Tama Mirai Messe in Hachioji, is an event that started in November 2022 under the sponsorship of InCiderJapan, making it the country’s premier international cider competition. Japan Cider Cup, que este año tuvo lugar el sábado 22 de abril en…
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…
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…
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