On Tuesday, 17th June, the XIV edition of the Asturias Cider Fair was held at Gijon Arena, organised by the Regulatory Council of the PDO Cider of Asturias, based in Villaviciosa. Este martes 17 de junio se celebró en el Gijón Arena la XIV edición del Salón Sidra de Asturias, organizado por el Consejo Regulador…
Etiqueta: PDO
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…
XIII ASTURIAS PDO CIDER FAIR/ XIII Salón DOP Sidra de Asturias
The PDO Fair, a showcase for Asturian cider with Designation of Origin and a meeting point for professionals from the cider sector, was held for the first time at the Arms Factory in Oviedo on 18th June this year. On this occasion, this location was chosen, unlike other years when it was held in Gijon,…
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…
NEW CIDER STAMPS & POSTMARKS/ Nuevos sellos y matasellos sidreros
The Spanish Postal Service will dedicate a miniature sheet to cider and broad beans, two of the Asturian landmarks, as part of the “Gastronomy, Protected Designation of Origin” series. It will be released on 20th March with a 3-euro face value. Envelopes with the postmark of First Day of Emission will be presented at noon…
ASTURIAN CIDER APPLES/ Manzanas de sidra asturiana
Not all kinds of apples are suitable to make cider, as a good one should be a little bit sweet, but sharp and bitter as well. There is plenty of apple varieties which provide high levels of sugar and, hence, sweetness; but they also boost alcoholic content. In contrast, we have acidic and bitter apples…
ASTURIAN NATURAL CIDERS/ Sidras naturales asturianas
CIDER MILLS/ LLAGARES: Acebal, Angones, Buznego, Cabañon, Cabueñes, Canal, Castañon, Llagareros del Caudal, Conceyu (Menendez), Contrueces, De Pura Madre (JR), El Duque, El Mancu (Vallina), El Piloñu, Estrada, Fonciello, Foncueva, Frutos, Gelo, Herminio, Jose (El Piloñu), La Galana (JR), La Llarada, La Primera (El Duque), L’ Allume, Llagar de Bernueces, Llagar de Quintana (Menendez), Los…
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