News and features on Asturian cider culture: its history, traditions, espichas, music, books and photography. Explore the people and customs behind cider in Asturias.
Teatro Riera in Villaviciosa will host the first Sidra de Autor International Short Story Competition awards on Saturday 21 November. Xuacu Amieva will premiere “Himnu a la sidre” (Hymn to Cider). Fundación Automáticos Tineo para el Fomento de la Cultura will honour the winners of the inaugural competition. The ceremony will
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The exhibition of 18 selected photographs opens in Xixón on Friday 27 November at 8 pm. Fundación Asturies XXI organises the competition with funding from the Asturian Department of Culture, Language Policy and Sport, sponsorship from Sidra JR and support from Asemeyando. The online gallery and downloadable catalogue are available
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SISGA ciders from Chile and Argentina took centre stage at the opening of “La sidre na emigración asturiana” (Cider in Asturian Emigration). Patagonia, Magritte, Teitu and 1888 Sáenz Briones brought a taste of South America’s cider diversity to the Casa de Cultura in Santuyano, Bimenes, reflecting the exchanges fostered by
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The first Entendíos en Sidre course for eastern Asturies takes place this Saturday, 7 November, at Aula de Piedra in Llanes, combining theory and practical training for homemade cider judges. LA SIDRA.— Assessing homemade cider with knowledge and shared criteria is the aim of «Entendíos en Sidre». Campus Campu and the
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Fundación Asturies XXI brings cider culture into schools through apple pressing, visits, games and activities exploring family memories. Apples provide a practical starting point for learning together. LA SIDRA.— Washing apples, crushing them in a duernu and watching the press at work introduces children to a process shaped by nature, tools
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Delfina Llera’s victory in Colunga and the results achieved by Cristina Álvarez and Haydee Prieto in Ribeseya put names to women’s work in homemade cider production. LA SIDRA.— Homemade cider competitions introduce the public to products made in family cider mills, often with little visibility beyond their immediate surroundings. The results
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Toni Blanco and Bernabé Suardíaz completed the podium in an edition that brought together 35 cider batches, with eight qualifying for the final. LA SIDRA.- Moisés Fernández Vega, from Fíos, won the 5th Parres Homemade Cider Competition and Tasting, held on Sunday 1 November 2026 in Les Arriondes. Organised by the
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What do we expect to find in a cider’s aroma and flavour? In his column for LA SIDRA 270, Manuel Gutiérrez Busto argues for apples as the essential reference point of a drink whose origins lie in fruit. LA SIDRA.— His article, “Why should cider taste of apples?”, appears on page
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Josemi Díez’s “Nicolás” won first prize in the 18th LA SIDRA International Photography Competition. The jury assessed 120 photographs by 37 photographers and selected 18 works for the accompanying exhibition. LA SIDRA.— Photography once again offers a distinctive perspective on cider culture. Logroño photographer Josemi Díez received the first prize of
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Fifty-two homemade ciders, twelve finalists and a winner from Salas. Held during the first weekend of October, Ribeseya’s Folixa la Sidre combined a family cider makers’ competition with PDO cider, music and community participation. LA SIDRA.— The Entaína Ribeseya association organised the event at Campu Les Rolles. The report in LA
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