SISGA 2025, from September 25th to 28th

THURSDAY 25TH OF SEPTEMBER

MORNING

Location: Hotel Zentral Rey Pelayo.

• 10:30 h. Welcome for participants. Documentation and accreditation handout.
• 11:00 h. Inauguration.
• Presentation of the 15th SISGA by Marcos Abel Fernández Marqués, President of the Asturies XXI Foundation.
• Opening tasting by Stonewell cider (Ireland) by Eamon Lucey.
• 13:00 h. Bus departs to Villaviciosa.
• 13:30 h. Work lunch at Sidrería Amandi, Villaviciosa.
• 14:00 h. Visit to Llagar Sidra Cortina with guided ice cider tasting by the cidermaker Tino Cortina.
• 15:30 h. Bus departure.

EVENING

Location: Muséu de la Sidra de Asturies (Asturian Cider Museum), Nava.

• 16:30 h. oficial welcome by Juan Cañal (Mayor of Nava) and Juan Stové (director of the Asturian Cider Museum).
• 17:00–18:30 h. Conference ‘Tourism linked to apple and cider. Participants:

Tourism Boureau. Xixón

Asnate Ziemele. Baltic Cider. Latvia.

Mariana Santos – Cider Cities

Mª José Valente. Portugal

• 18:30 h. Vermouth cider tasting.  Visit to LA SIDRA Photography Exhibition and Cider Museum.

• 21:00 h. Cider bar route in Nava.
• 22:00 h. Bus departs to Xixón.

FRIDAY 26^TH OF SEPTEMBER

MORNING

• 9:00 h. Bus departs from Hotel Zentral Rey Pelayo.

Location: Restaurante Finca El Duque (Castiello, Xixón)

• 9:30 h. Welcome to SISGA International Jury (only one member per participating cider mill).
• 9:45 h. Opening speech by Manuel G. Busto, president of the jury.
• 10:00 h. Jury formation for the SISGA’25 Awards.
• 11:00 h. Tasting and scoring of the ciders presented to contest.

Location: Commerce Chamber. Xixón.

• 10:00 h. Annually meeting of the Cider Cities partners.

Alternative Social Schedule.

• 10:00 h. Guided visit to the Museum of the Asturian Village.
• 12:40 h. Visit to Xixón’s Botanical Garden.
• 14:30 h. Work lunch at Restaurante Finca El Duque.

EVENING

• 17:00 h. Bus departs to Cualloto. Uviéu.

Location: Crivencar. Uviéu.

• 18:00 h. Tasting of Asturian products from the quality brand ‘Alimentos del Paraísu’ paired with Asturian ciders.
• 19:30 h. Master class of cider pouring by Amauris ‘La Pauta’.
• 20:30 h. Dinner at Tierra Astur.
• 22:00 Bus departs to Xixón.

SATURDAY 27^TH OF SEPTEMBER

MORNING / EVENING

Location: Salón Asturias. Congress Palace Recintu Ferial Luis Adaro. Xixón.

Asturian apple exhibition in collaboration with CSAM – Sierense Club of Friends of the Apple.

• 10:00–12:00 h. Stand setup.
• 12:00–15:00 h. Open to public tasting.
• 12:00-14:45. Conference with cider tasting paired with food.
  • 12:00–12:45 h. Conference by Ice Cider Valverán. -Asturies- /Foods of Paradise.
  • 13:00–13:45 h. Conference by Fukiware Cidre –Japan- /Foods of Paradise.
  • 14:00–14:45 h. Conference by Sidras Baldorba -Navarra- //Foods of Paradise.
• 15:00–16:30 h. Time to have lunch by yourselves around the event area.
• 17:00–20:00 h. Open to public tasting.
  • 17:15-18:00 h. Conference by Abuls -Latvia- //Foods of Paradise.
  • 18:15-19:00 h. Conference by Patagonia Astigarraga -Argentina- //Foods of Paradise.
  • 19:15 -20:00 h. Conference by Ottercidre –Belgiuum- //Foods of Paradise.
• 20:00-21:00 h. Closing time.
• 21:00 h. Bus departs to dinner: Confraternity Espicha at Llagar Castañón (Quintes, Villaviciosa).
• 22:00. Popular cider songs.

SUNDAY 28^TH OF SEPTEMBER

MORNING

• 10:00 h. Bus departs from Hotel Zentral Rey Pelayo.

Location: Restorán Finca El Duque (Castiello, Xixón)

• 11:00–14:30 h. Gala Brunch. v
• Closing speech by the President of the Asturies XXI Foundation.
• SISGA’25 Awards.
• Recognition of SISGA goodwill ambassadors and naming new ones.
• End of  SISGA’25 and goodbye.

COMPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE

The organization offers participants who arrive in Asturies prior to the 15th SISGA, or who continue their stay afterward, the opportunity to facilitate proposals, information, and contacts with various apple producers, winemakers and cider makers, cider mills, and cider mill machinery companies.

Specifically, the organization offers the opportunity to participate in:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

MORNING

Guided tour of the Campoastur orchards (PDO Asturian cider apple orchards). Free of charge. Travel at the expense of those interested.

EVENING

Location: CIFP Hostelería y Turismu de Xixón
17:00 h. – 20:30 h. Guided tasting at Sommelier School. ‘Ice and Fire Ciders’. Price: 50 €

or 17:00 h. Conference Production of Ice Cider by Alfonso Castañón (Cidermaker at Llagar Castañón).

or Tasting of homemade ice cider by CSAM.

or 18:00 h. Tasting of ice cider by Juan Luis García (Professor at the CIFP Hospitality and Tourism of Xixón).

• Sweet/Sour Tasting
• Tasting Guidelines
• Ice Cider Tasting: Isscider / Riestra / Sagardiu / Kystin / Smorning

or 19:00 h. Ice Cider Cocktails by Benedicta Zurro (Professor at the CIFP Hospitality and Tourism of Xixón).

• Preparation methods.
• Tasting of ice cider cocktails

Location: Llagar JR

• 21:00 h. Visit, tasting of natural cider, cider pouring workshop.

MONDAY 29TH OF SEPTEMBER

Visit to apple orchards Finca El Gallinal. Serín, Xixón.

A reference orchard registered with the Protected Designation of Origin, covering 30 hectares, of which 23 are planted with seven varieties of apple with the Asturian Designation of Origin: Regona, De la Fuente, Verdialona, ​​Durona de Tresali, Xuanina, Raxao, and Madiedo. Serín, Xixón.

OTHER VISITS OF INTEREST

• • Visit to the facilities of the Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin Cider of Asturias. San Xuan de Capistrano, Villaviciosa.
• • Visit to the facilities of the Regional Agri-Food Research and Development Service, which has a genome reserve of more than 2,000 varieties of Asturian apple. Villaviciosa.
• Exposition ‘A journey into Guillermina’s world through Cabrales cheese, cider, landscape, and culture. Asiegu, Cabrales.
• Visits to cider mills.- There are many Asturian cider mills that offer tours of their facilities about whom we can provide information, and many others that don’t offer these tours but would surely be delighted to welcome the cider makers attending SISGA.
• Cider Routes – A short cider bar tour, from cider bar to cider bar, is a must… we have three suggestions:Xixón.- Cimavilla District/ Cider District.
  • Uviéu. Gascona Boulevard / Requexu Square.

Everything related to the organization, travel, and management of the complementary program is the responsibility of the interested parties. SISGA provides contact information and facilitates arrangements, but we are not directly responsible for these activities.