The espicha with which the Asturian cider season is inaugurated will be held from March 29th to April 1st at the Muséu del Pueblu d’Asturies, Xixón. LA SIDRA.-This celebration, declared of social roots by the City Council of Xixón, gives a good example of how alive cider culture is in
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45 cidermills participated in its 5th edition, held in La Montera Picona de Ramón cider bar. LA SIDRA.- Riestra has been the winner as the Best First Cider of Year. The second position was for Cabueñes and the third one for Cabañón. Finalists were La Morena and Orizón –tied for
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It will be held in Xixón at La Montera Picona de Ramón Cider Bar. LA SIDRA.- Next Saturday 17th of March there will be the 5th edition of the Best First Cider of the Year Contest, with already 45 cider mills, which makes this contest one of the two most
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It is in October, 1971 that the news is published: the law 7 allows for the very first time the use of a part of the apple crops to produce and sell cider. In the first years after the promulgation of the law, the sales increased in a considerable way:
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Champagne cider started being produced in Asturias in the XIX century to be exported in overseas trade. LA SIDRA.- Sparkling or champagne cider is not new in Asturias. And, though some of the best known brands are still active, like El Gaitero or Mayador, some others are in our memories
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The Primer Sidre L’Añu is an event organised by the Fundación Asturies XXI in the Muséu del Pueblu d’Asturies in Xixón which allows cider lovers to taste the first crops of the year. As part of this 4-day fair, the 15th edition of the Sidracrucis (in reference to the processions
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The event will take place on Monday, 19th March, in the Cider Museum. LA SIDRA.- The Good Cider Advocates Guild will hold its traditional Axuntabense de la Sidra for the fifth year in a row. The event marks the start of the “espichas” (fraternal meals) in the cider calendar coinciding
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Several articles from the magazine appear on the web GijonOnline. LA SIDRA.- Proud. That is how we feel when observing the increasing acceptance on the part of our readers. Both in the printed edition and in its digital version, LA SIDRA magazine is adding followers interested in everything around this
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When the Invincible Spanish Armada of 130 ships set sail from A Coruña, in the North West of Spain on July 19th 1588, their mission wasn’t just to conquer England with a view to restoring the abolished Catholic faith but to also conquer the heart of The English Queen too,
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The second series of lectures on “Prospects in the Asturian Industry” was held at the RIDEA (Royal Institute of Asturian Studies) on Tuesday. LA SIDRA.- On January 30th at 7.30 p.m. a new series of lectures took place to defend the creation of new proposals for cider production and selling.
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