Some Basque cider houses have diversified their production and started to elaborate new products beyond the traditional natural cider. Sparkling cider is one of those products.
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Cider Reviews
ZAPIAIN CIDER
This is one of my favorite natural ciders in the Basque Country. Zapiain is probably the biggest Basque cider producer and the most technified in recent years, without loosing the craft character. The result is obvious to the eye. Great quality cider with a very high standard.
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The region of Mostviertel in Austria has a long tradition regarding to perry. It’s said that it is the biggest pear orchard in Europe. Perry is called “birnmost“, and the first written praise is from 1240, by the poet Neidhart von Reuenthal.
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If sagardoa (sagar/apple+ardoa/wine) means cider in Basque, udardoa means perry (udarea/pear+ardoa/wine). Some years ago I didn’t even know that perry existed, neither I had heard about the wide tradition it has in England, Wales and other countries like Austria.
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No culture, no tourism, nothing without the product itself. Orchards, apples and… cider! So let’s review the first one. It’s a Basque cider indeed but not traditional natural cider.
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