History and atmosphere
About Iturrieta cider house
A family farming project. The farmhouse was bought in 1997, and work began straight away on building the cider house in the old cow and sheep stables. An initial 600 apple trees were planted, gradually growing to around 1,200 today, with apple varieties from the Basque Country and a few from Asturias.
Indoor dining room for about 90 people (seated or standing). Enclosed porch for 40 people. Large car park. Swings. Garden area for children. Views of Anboto, Orixol, Aloña, Aitzgorri...
Specialities
Grilled txuleta (rib steak)
Gallery
Photos of Iturrieta cider house
From tree to bottle
Iturrieta’s own house cider
As well as a cider house, it’s a cider maker: it makes its own cider, and what’s served at the table comes from its own cellar.
- Making cider since
- 1998
Quality labels
- DO Euskal Sagardoa Designation of origin for natural Basque cider: only local apples from registered orchards in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, not pasteurised and with no added gas. The French Basque Country joins through the cross-border PDO, pending in the EU. The seal goes on each bottle, not on the cider maker.
- Organic production Cider with the EU organic logo (the Euro-leaf), certified by the body in its territory: ENEEK-Ekolurra in the Basque Country, CPAEN in Navarre, an approved certifier in the French Basque Country (with the optional AB logo), COPAE, ODECA or CRAEGA.
What you can buy
Its bottles
Iturrieta’s ciders
Sparkling cider
Garrastegi Sagardo Aparduna Brut Nature
Experiences
Beyond the table at Iturrieta cider house
Aramaio
Guided tour of the farmhouse, from apple tree to kupela
At Iturrieta, in the Aramaio valley, the cider house shows visitors round its farmhouse by appointment and…
Álava
What it offers
Services and facilities
Services
At the table
Facilities
Celebrations
Visits and sales
Getting there
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Opening hours
Iturrieta cider house opening hours
2 January to 23 December
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- 13:00–16:00
- Friday
- 13:00–16:00
- Saturday
- 13:00–16:00
- Sunday
- 13:00–16:00
Txotx from January to May; the rest of the year, bottled cider. Lunch Thursday to Sunday (13:00-16:00); dinners and weekdays by prior arrangement only; closed Monday to Wednesday. Holiday closure from 24 December to 1 January. Bookings by phone or WhatsApp.
Opening hours are a guide: they can change on public holidays, during holidays or from one season to the next. Check before you go.
Location
How to get to Iturrieta cider house
Arraga auzoa, 2, 01169 Aramaio Open in Google Maps-
By car
Look up the address in your satnav. In season, cider house car parks fill up early on Saturdays.
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By bus
Some bus routes run near the area. Check the timetable before you go, especially for the way back.
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As a group
Many cider houses arrange a coach for groups: ask when you book.
In the media
News about Iturrieta
Txotx season
Álava opens the 2026 txotx at Trebiñu with the duo Dupla
Gari and Beñat, musicians from Agurain, gave the first txotx in Ascarza at the start of an Álava season that brings fewer litres than last year but, according to the cider makers, a good-quality harvest
Via Noticias de Álava 2 min read
Festivals and events
Topa! Gasteiz: Euskal Sagardoa presents its 2024 harvest in Álava for the first time
Plaza del Machete hosted Sagardo Eguna on Saturday with ciders from eleven cider makers, four days after the designation of origin presented the 110 ciders from its latest harvest in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Via Euskal Sagardoa 2 min read
