History and atmosphere
About Zapiain cider house
The Zapiain surname is documented as having been linked to cider since the 15th century. Today it is a forward-looking firm, the sector’s leading producer, with a strong market presence. It looks after rituals and traditions without turning its back on the latest technology.
The earliest documents linking the family to the sale of home-made cider date from 1591 to 1595. Today Zapiain makes cider under the Euskal Sagardoa Designation of Origin (DO), including premium and organic ciders, as well as Bizi-Goxo ice cider, Sagardoz brandy, Sagarmut aperitif and cider vinegar. It has an online shop and runs guided tours with tastings.
Gallery
Photos of Zapiain cider house
From tree to bottle
Zapiain’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.
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.
- Gorenak Collective mark of a group of Gipuzkoa cider houses (Sagardo Mahaia), created in 2011, for bottled natural cider only. Every batch is tested at the provincial Fraisoro laboratory. It does not certify where the apples come from. You can tell it by the black capsule.
- 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
Zapiain’s ciders
Experiences
Beyond the table at Zapiain cider house
Astigarraga
Guided cellar tour with tasting
The tour goes through the history of the Zapiain family and its cider, from the 16th century to today…
Gipuzkoa
What it offers
Services and facilities
Services
Celebrations
Visits and sales
Getting there
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Opening hours
Zapiain cider house opening hours
Txotx season
- Monday
- 20:00–23:30
- Tuesday
- 20:00–23:30
- Wednesday
- 20:00–23:30
- Thursday
- 20:00–23:30
- Friday
- 14:00–17:30 20:00–23:30
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Only open in the txotx season, mid-January to 30 April, booking required. Last season: dinner Monday to Friday, at 8 pm or 9 pm, and lunch on Fridays only, 2 to 3 pm; closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The 2027 times are still to be confirmed.
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 Zapiain cider house
Kale Nagusia, 96, 20115 Astigarraga 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 Zapiain
Photo: Sagardoaren Lurraldea
Festivals and events
Cider Week Astea reaches the Bidasoa with fifteen venues
From 16 to 22 November, bars and restaurants in five Gipuzkoa towns bring together local ciders and others from Brittany, Italy, Germany, Norway and Sweden. For the first time, two venues in Hondarribia are taking part
Via Sagardoaren Lurraldea 3 min read
Festivals and events
Sagar Uzta 2026: Astigarraga raises a glass to the new harvest with the year’s first must
The 26th apple harvest festival filled Plaza Foru on Sunday with ciders from ten cider houses, sagar dantza, pintxos and the traditional community toast
Via El Diario Vasco 2 min read
Awards and competitions
Zapiain and Kuartango take the txapela at the 6th Sagardo Forum International Cider Competition
Zapiain’s premium natural cider and Kuartango’s cider vermouth top their categories in a competition featuring 204 ciders from 17 countries, with the Best of Show going to Germany’s Cydonia
Via Sagardoaren Lurraldea 2 min read
