About Ola Sagardo Ekologikoa
The cider from Ola, the cider house in Meaka, Irun, is natural, organic and carries the Euskal Sagardoa Designation of Origin; according to its label it is made from apples grown in the Basque Country, with no added sulphites. The house plants its trees for bitter and bittersweet varieties, all native, and makes over 80,000 litres a year.
It is sold in boxes of six and twelve bottles, with a pourer stopper to serve it at home.
Sources: Ola shop.
Its 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.