Two Asturian emigrants in Cuba, 1885. Valle, Ballina y Fernández Historical Archive. Image from the Fundación Asturies XXI exhibition. Fundación Asturies XXI is recovering the visual history of cider in the Americas through a book, an online exhibition and a travelling display that will open soon in Bimenes. Cider travelled with the
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In Cangues d’Onís, Vega Redonda combines hearty Asturian cooking, freshness and a sweet finish, all tied together by cider. Some combinations may seem unusual at first glance, but work naturally once they reach the table. That is the case at Vega Redonda, in Cangues d’Onís, where the suggested sequence includes fabada,
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Sidra Cortina received the Premium award in a category with six Silver distinctions for ciders from Asturies, France, Bulgaria and Catalunya. The event’s catalogue also included Ice Cider by Annapolis and Hielo by Viuda de Angelón. Ice cider had its own place at the 16th International Hall of Gala Ciders, held
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Calvados, cider spirits, pear distillates and traditional liqueurs show the enormous diversity that apples and pears can produce beyond cider itself.LA SIDRA.- When apple spirits are discussed, Calvados is probably the best-known name. But the world of spirits and liqueurs derived from apples and pears is much broader.Donato X. Villoria’s
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Javier Gutiérrez at the 2019 Goya Awards. Photo: Pedro J Pacheco / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized to 1200 × 700. The actor from Lluanco will receive the distinction on 7 November at Llagar Cortina in Villaviciosa. Organised by the Sidra de Asturies PDO and the Sandra Ibarra
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Presentation of the bronze certificate for APSRAM’s Sidra da Madeira IGP at SISGA 2026. The Atlantic island received nine distinctions at SISGA’26 and has just applied to join Cider Cities, as its cider production gains international visibility with the support of the Protected Geographical Indication «Sidra da Madeira». Madeira cider once again
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The 17th edition began on 8 October and runs until 18 October, with cider, food pairings and a commemorative scarf designed by Edgar Plans. Champel hosted the first culín and will also stage the final tasting.LA SIDRA.- Xixón de Sidra opened its latest edition on Thursday 8 October, bringing together
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La Gran Aventura de David Santiso turns Avilés into a setting for mystery and humour, where drinking a culín can change the way the player perceives the world.LA SIDRA.- Cider has many uses, but becoming a videogame mechanic is probably one of the most unexpected.La Gran Aventura de David Santiso,
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Kuartango and Sagarraleku Sidras Baldorba certificates at SISGA 2026. The two producers account for thirteen of Euskal Herria’s twenty awards. Kuartango, with seven awards including the fire cider Premium, and Sagarraleku Sidras Baldorba, with six distinctions, lead a Basque honours list completed by Bereziartua, Egiazki Txopinondo and Petritegi. LA SIDRA.- Basque cider
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Having cider on the menu is not enough. Service, pouring, temperature, conversation and social relationships are part of a cider house model that is becoming harder to find.LA SIDRA.- What makes it possible to call an establishment a chigre, a traditional Asturian cider house?The answer does not lie in the
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