News and the season
What’s happening in the cider houses and around cider: the txotx season, festivals, awards and cider culture.
Sagardoetxea is organising two free guided tours, booking required, of the press being restored by the Dolareak project, as part of the European Heritage Days
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Carpentry students from three vocational schools are restoring the press of the Erbetegi-Etxeberri farmhouse as part of the Dolareak project, and the mayor announces at the Sagardo Forum a space in Ergobia devoted to wood, apples and cider
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Cider culture
The txotx season in Gipuzkoa draws thousands of people every year, with its distinctive menu and the famous cry of “txotx” that marks the start of the cider tasting.
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Cider culture
The San Sebastián native has earned the prestigious title of cider sommelier, putting Spain at the forefront of this traditional drink.
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Cider culture
Singer Izaro has been chosen as Bizkaia’s txotx ambassador for the 2025 season, an honour the artist has welcomed with enthusiasm.
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Cider culture
Although we tend to associate cider with Asturias, Basque cider is also well worth trying.
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Cider culture
The tradition of cider in the Basque Country goes back a long way and has little to do with the cod and steak menu it now depends on. This low-alcohol drink, which was fermented for family consumption and boomed thanks to whaling, now faces new challenges
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Cider culture
This popular drink from the north is embarking on the revolution already seen in wine, beer and vermouth
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Cider culture
The tradition of natural cider in the ‘sagardotegis’ has become a popular pastime. Here you drink straight from the barrel, and to eat there is salt cod omelette, fried cod with green peppers and then rib steak
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Cider culture
Philologist Endika Cuesta reviews some of the traditions of the new cider season. We learn the etymology of the names of some emblematic cider houses, their food and the details of their premises
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Cider culture
The actress will open the Bizkaia txotx next Tuesday, 23 January, at the Uxarte cider house in Amorebieta-Etxano
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Cider culture
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