A research highlights the beneficial role of birds on cider apple trees. LA SIDRA.- A recent study from the University of Oviedo and Serida published in the Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment magazine concludes with the important service that birds provide in the orchads plague control in the central area of
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For many New Englanders — and for people across the country who grew up near apple orchards — it's just not autumn without cider and donuts. LA SIDRA.- Apple cider doughnuts are a harvest tradition in autumn in the northeastern United States and are sometimes sold at cider mills. They
Read MoreDon Bruno, the Italian priest who takes Youtube by storm, also has his Asturian version. LA SIDRA.- Guys, it’s Friday… So let’s start the weekend with a smile!! And nothing better than doing it with cider-related fun. Every day, there are more websites and social network profiles dedicated to humour
Read MoreThe aim is to stabilize production and make the sector professional. LA SIDRA.- The “Apple Round Table”, formed by producers, DOP (Certificate of Origin) managers, SERIDA (Regional Research and Development Service) experts and the Rural Environment Council, gathered yesterday to plan strategies for next decade. After the apple excess registered
Read MoreBrothers Jose and Carlos Argüelles are the fourth generation of master coopers and the last ones in Spain. LA SIDRA.- In Breceña, Villaviciosa, we find the workshop and family house of the only master coopers remaining in Spain and the last four in Europe. Hermanos Argüelles, their business name, make
Read MoreThe new book by researcher Luis Benito García has been released with the support of local cidermakers. LA SIDRA.- After litigating with Siero Council for not having paid the assignment, the book by Luis Benito Garcia, who considers Siero both a great maker and cider consumer, has just been published.
Read MoreIts key date of birth is 1880, whose shape is the current one. LA SIDRA.- We have been drinking cider for over 2,000 years, but when was the bottle of cider born the way we know it? Ethnographer Inaciu Hevia Llavona (1965), author of reference about cider and traditional cidermills
Read MoreThis year different ciders have emerged fighting to make their way in the food and drink national and international market, brands which show not only a high level in quality, but also in creativity and innovation. LA SIDRA.- Asturian cider is reaching new market segments by creating products characterized for
Read MoreThe first virtual pourer revolutioned the world of videogames in 2007. LA SIDRA.- The gamer holds in one hand a replica of a bottle of cider and, in the other, a glass. Their movements are reflected on the screen. The aim is to pour cider in the glass and the
Read MoreThe Japanese media speak about the Atasting of Asturian cider which took place last month in Tokyo. LA SIDRA.- The tasting was organized by Tatsuro Fuji, owner of the Eclipse Sidrería in Tokyo, where he unveiled a great variety of Asturian cider that he had acquired during his last visit to
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