This cider conference is part of the activities of the first international cider summit held in Spain
Little Pomona, Weidmann & Groh, Viuda de Angelón, Castañón and Haritz Rodriguez… are just some of the many names that will be present at the Asturies Cider Congress. On March 23 and 24, all these professionals will lead talks, colloquiums and round tables aimed at the entire sector.
Some of the topics that will be addressed will be tourism and cider in Asturias, the distribution and market of cider in the United States, cider in haute cuisine, the example of Belgian beer as a UNESCO cultural heritage…
All the activities of the International Cider Summit Asturies will take place the week of March 20 to 26, 2023. They are divided into 3 different events that are the International Cider Week, the International Cider Congress and the International Cider Festival. The main venue of the summit where some of the main events will take place will be Universidad Laboral de Gijón, but the programming will be distributed among various collaborating venues throughout Asturias.
THURSDAY 23rd MARCH
09:00 OFFICIAL OPENING
Organisation, authorities and sponsors
09:30 TOURISM AND CIDER IN ASTURIAS
Asturias Tourism Cider
10:15 CIDERLANS, 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 (Cider Institute of America) and Juan Luis García profesor (CIFP Catering and Tourism School of Gijón)
12:30 ROUND TABLE: CIDER MONOCULTURE BUSINESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Wouter Bij (Amsterdam), Ben (La Cidrerie, Paris) and Joran Cidrotheque (Brussels)
The congress program can also be consulted at this link: https://internationalcidersummit.com/asturias-cider-congress/