Cider Reviews

AMA CIDER

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 Pairing, 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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Cider Houses, Cider Reviews

ARAETA BASQUE PERRY

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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