Txotx season
News and the season
News from the cider world
What’s happening in the cider houses and around cider: the txotx season, festivals, awards and cider culture.
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Txotx season
Cider culture
Haritz Rodríguez, Spain’s first cider pommelier
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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Festivals and events
Zarautz hosts a new edition of Sagardo Eguna with local cider makers taking part
Next Sunday, 26 January, Zarautz will hold another edition of the traditional Sagardo Eguna (Cider Day), an annual event where visitors can enjoy the best ciders in Gipuzkoa.
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Guides and days out
Tips for dressing appropriately when visiting a sagardotegi
With the cider season under way in the Basque Country, many people are getting ready for one of the region’s most traditional outings: a trip to a sagardotegi, or cider house. For those unfamiliar with a cider house setting, Goretti, an expert in fashion and local culture, offers her best tips on dressing appropriately and making the most of the experience.
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Guides and days out
The txotx season begins: where to enjoy the best Basque cider
The famous txotx ritual is back in the Basque Country, marking the start of the cider season.
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The PSE says the txotx measures come too late and are not effective in preventing risks
The measures announced by Hernani Town Council to regulate txotx drinking in the town have sparked controversy.
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Urnieta’s season opens tomorrow with engineer Ignacio Tanco
The event will take place at the Oianume cider house at 13:00, marking the second edition of the season opening in the town.
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Demand is exceeding expectations, especially on Saturday lunchtimes
Towns outside the traditional cider centres of Hernani and Astigarraga are also seeing large crowds. Cider houses such as Isastegi, in Tolosa, show that cider culture extends beyond these two main hubs.
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Generational handover at Ola Sagardotegia
The Irun cider house marked its 25th anniversary this Sunday with an emotional opening of the txotx season.
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Awards and competitions
The Zapiain cider house takes the award
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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News
Perkatzenea Sagardotegia has begun its season
Montse Armendariz and Joseba Rubio, a couple from Tafalla who decided to change their lives and move to the countryside
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Lurraldebus expands its services to make it easier to reach cider houses during the txotx season
With the arrival of the txotx season, Lurraldebus has announced an expansion of its services to make it easier to reach the province’s cider houses and places of interest.
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