News and the season
What’s happening in the cider houses and around cider: the txotx season, festivals, awards and cider culture.
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
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The Aia cider house beats Zapiain and Altzueta in an edition judged by sommeliers and tasters, with the awards presented at Albaola
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The San Sebastián cider house tied with Aburuza on 131 points and came out on top in a second tasting by the jury; Alorrenea came third
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The Astigarraga cider house took gold with its Euskal Sagardoa Premium and with its ice cider Bizi-Goxo, while Zabala and Isastegi won a silver each
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Awards and competitions
The Zapiain cider house in Astigarraga has received the award for the most abundant harvest. It won three prizes in the competition organised by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, and at the world’s largest cider competition, held in the United States, it was named cider house of the year.
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Awards and competitions
The Astigarraga cider house has been named international cider house of the year at a prestigious competition in Michigan
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Awards and competitions
The Astigarraga cider house won the natural cider category, while a Swedish cider took the prize in the main competition.
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Awards and competitions
It is its first win in this competition, which this year drew 15 local cider makers.
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Awards and competitions
Francisco Gutiérrez, from Manzaneda, took first prize on a day when more than 4,000 culines (short pours of cider) were served
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Awards and competitions
The Tolosa cider house scores 109 out of a possible 120 points in the natural cider category
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Awards and competitions
Congratulations are in order at the Petritegi cider house in Astigarraga (Gipuzkoa): we have won two new awards at the international Cider World ´23 competition held this weekend in Frankfurt, Germany.
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