Val de Boides, Pomarina and Solaya were the award-winning brands in the categories of best natural cider, best filtered cider and best sparkling cider, respectively; In addition, Pilar Coque was named Harvester of the Year. The House of the Hevia in Villaviciosa was the setting in which the awards ceremony
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The cider mills can now present their candidacy for the ‘Golden praise’
The deadline to register for the best Asturian natural cider competition is open, the XXIX edition of the Natural Cider Festival will be held from August 21 to 30 LA SIDRA.- The XXIX Natural Cider Festival of Xixón will be held from August 21 to 30, 2020. Due to the
Read MoreLA SIDRA 196 (July’20)
Publication corresponding to the month of July 2020 (No. 196) with a main interview with the apple orchard ownerCesáreo Ferreras, article dedicated to the cider heroes, extensive information on the Nava Cider Festival, the Axuntábense by Sicerators, the Cider on the Mother , harmonization of European ciders, the new Exner
Read MoreThe interview with Yolanda Trabanco was scheduled to be published last March, coinciding with the celebration of Women's Day, so the focus of this is in that sense. The coranovirus epidemic did not allow it to be published until this June issue, however, her opinion is still of great interest
Read MoreSince the pandemic began, both cidermakers and cider bar owners have made great efforts to continue their activity and stay afloat in an extremely complicated stage; in this article we give just a few examples of their ability, tenacity and work. THE CIDER.- Throughout its long history, cider has had
Read MoreLA SIDRA N.195 (June ’20)
Publication corresponding to June 2020 (No. 195) after the three-month interruption due to the coronavirus pandemic. Interview with Yolanda Trabanco, adaptation and promotion of the cider sector to the situation, awards ceremony of the XIII Semeyes Contest, special harmonizations with bottle cider, women on the cider mill, lifelong ciderlover, Axenda
Read MoreThe collaborative project between the COP and the CTIC achieves through Blockchain technology to develop a public traceability system for the Cider of Asturias PDO THE CIDER.- Knowing the traceability of Asturian cider is already a reality, having expanded information on the origin and the process followed to prepare ciders
Read MoreJugs, zapica, glasses ... The ethnographic capital that old photos represent is still to be exploited, despite the many possibilities it offers. The Asturies XXI Foundation is working on a cider photo library project. THE CIDER.- In the photograph that we attach, the work of Joaquín García Cuesta (1885-1958), made
Read MoreThe Uviéu citizen Jesús Fernández won the contest with "Unidos en la Distancia", a poster that frames the Asturian drink with the current health situation LA SIDRA.- From the total of 64 works presented, the jury of the poster contest for the XLIII edition of the Nava Cider Festival, which
Read MoreSuccessful Casa Cortina method to prevent covid-19 infections LA CIDRA.- The originality with which the Asturian cider sector is facing the covid-19 pandemic is enormous, and if a few days ago we were commenting on this website about the original "gabitu" to pour cider, the work of Nisen Díaz, or
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