WHAT IS ASTURIES CIDER CONGRESS

A meeting point with some of the best professionals in the world of cider to discover, share and debate about the world of apples and their fermented products.

THURSDAY 23rd MARCH

09:00 OFFICIAL OPENING

Organisation, authorities and sponsors

09:30 TOURISM AND CIDER IN ASTURIAS

Club de Producto: Sidraturismo Asturias

10:15 CIDERLANDS, A WORLD OF CIDERS

Haritz Rodriguez (Euskadi)

11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 CIDER IN HAUTE CUISINE

Juan Luís García (Sumiller os the 2 Estrellas Michelín Casa Marcial)

12:15 APPLE PRODUCTION MODEL IN ASTURIAS

Daniel Exner (Gallinal Farm, Asturias)

13:00 ORGANIC APPLES IN SOUTH TYROL

Franz Egger (Floribunda, South Tyrol)

FRIDAY 24th MARCH

09:00 NORWAY, BIRTH OF A CIDER COUNTRY

Arita Åkre (Edel Cider, Norway)

09:45 CIDER DISTRIBUTION AND MARKET IN THE USA

Sam Fitz (Anxo Cider) and Ryan Burk (USA)

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 BELGIAN BEER, INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF UNESCO

Mr Norbert Heukemes (Head of the “Beer Culture of Belgium” observatory) and Luis Benito García Álvarez (University of Oviedo)

11:45 TRAINING IN THE CIDER SECTOR

Jane Payton (UK Drinks Expert), Darlen Hayes (Working on educational programs for the ACA (American Cider Association)) and Juan Luis García profesor (CIFP Hostelería y Turismo de Gijón)

12:30 ROUND TABLE: CIDER MONOCULTURE BUSINESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Wouter Bij (Rotterdam), Benoît Marinos (La Cidrerie, París) Y Joran Le Stradic (Cidrotheque, Bruselas)