The annual cider festival organised by the American Cider Association, which takes place in Oakland, California, from 28th to 31st January, will be attended by one our renowned sparkling ciders, El Gaitero. This year’s tenth edition, the Asturian cidermaker will exhibit Pomarina Brut, a sophisticated sparkling cider; Gaitero Extra, their most iconic product; Gaitero Spanish…
THE CIDER RITUAL IN ASTURIAS/ El ritual de la sidra en Asturias
For Asturian people, cider is more than a drink. In Asturias, cider is drunk and lived. To be introduced to its rituals is easy, but it does need certain study. If you want to act like an expert, you just have to know a little basic vocabulary and follow some very simple steps. In Asturias…
HARRY POTTER AND THE CIDER TREE/ Harry Potter y el Árbol de la Sidra
The British writer J.K. Rowling, who showed delighted with a Scottish Christmas Tree made of creels and crowned with a crab on Twitter, got a response from a girl from Gijon with a picture of the famous Cider Tree located at the marina. In the twit she said that we had a Christmas Tree made…
SYMBOLOGY OF THE APPLE AND CIDER IN ASTURIAS/ Simbología de la sidra y la manzana en Asturias
In the Christian symbolism, apple stands for this world’s temptations, being a recurring icon to represent the original sin. Not only apple is an ancient symbol of fertility, but its spherical shape also represents eternity and perfection. However, cider is not usually drunk in mystical rituals, but in feasts after war victories, wedding celebrations or…
A GODLY MEDICINE/ Una divina medicina
Cider consumption has drawn doctors’ attention, who take into account its many physical benefits: diuretic and antirheumatic, it prevents obesity and relieves high blood pressure. Drinking cider moderately protects the vascular system against arterioesclerosis and avoids the formation of kidney stones, while apple pectine prevents heart attacks. There was also an iron cider with energizing…
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ASTURIAN CIDER/ Breve historia de la sidra asturiana
Some scholars claim that the origin of cider dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece, where the term sikera became sicera in Latin and, eventually, sidra or sidre in the Asturian language. The Romans, in their descriptions of Asturias, already talk about cider and apples, a fruit that represented power, glory and passion for knowledge.According…
Welcome to my cider blog!/ ¡Bienvenido a mi blog sidrero!
You may wonder what kind of name CIDERAYALGA is. Ayalga means «treasure» in the Asturian language, as well as the «fairy guardian of the forest treasures». So that’s what I want to be: a ranger of one of the greatest treasures in Asturias: CIDER! Hope you enjoy my blog and don’t forget to subscribe! Special…
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