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The making and drinking of cider is traditional in several areas of northern Spain, mainly Galicia, the Principality of Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country. The largest producer of cider in Spain is the Atlantic region of Asturias, where cider is considered not only a beverage but an intrinsic part of its culture and folklore.
Basque cider is an apple cider from the Basque region of Europe served at sagardotegi (cider houses). [1] Known as Sagardoa, the cider in Basque cuisine is produced at cider houses in areas such as Astigarraga, Spain, an apple growing region. It is sold in bottles, is still (non-carbonated), and poured from height. [2]
About half of the annual production is sold within Gipuzkoa, some 35% in the other 6 Basque provinces. The rest is sold within Spain and abroad. The vast majority of Basque cider is still but there are a small number of cider houses producing sparkling cider. Previously more of these existed but many closed in the 1980s.
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
Finnish cider made by Olvi: Fox Barrel Cider: Colfax, California: USA Pear cider brand, purchased by Crispin Hard Cider Company: Frosty Jack Cider: Aston, Birmingham United Kingdom Gaymer Cider Company: United Kingdom Producers of a number of brands including Gaymer's Olde English Cider, Blackthorn, K, White Star, Diamond White Harpoon Brewery
Apple groves foster the production of the region's traditional alcoholic drink, a natural cider (sidra). Since it is natural and bottled without gas, it produces a weak carbonation, and when Asturian cider is served, it is poured in a particular way, el escanciado : the bottle is held above the head allowing for a long vertical pour, causing ...
Spain was the world's second largest producer of cork after Portugal. [2] The best quality of cork, used for bottle stoppers, was grown in Catalonia. [ 2 ] More plentiful lower grades, which went into linoleum , insulating materials , and other industrial products, came primarily from Andalusia and Extremadura. [ 2 ]
H P Bulmer Limited, [1] trading as Bulmers, is a cider-making company founded in 1887 in Hereford, England.. Bulmers Cider Logo 2011. The company's two principal brands are its own Bulmers cider, which is sold worldwide, and Strongbow, which is sold across Europe, the US & Canada, Oceania and East Asia.