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Zapiain Sagardotegia, the home of the Txotx.

Zapiain Sagardotegia, the home of the Txotx.

Zapiain Sagardotegia awaits us every year with open arms to enjoy the Txotx as before, as always. The surname Zapiain is synonymous of sagardoa (cider) in Euskal Herria, and this Basque family has been linked to this traditional broth since before 1595. Its temple, Zapiain...

Basque cider harvest 2015, quantity and quality.

Basque cider harvest 2015, quantity and quality.

Sagardoa, Basque cider, high quality and in great quantity in 2015, starts the season of Txotx! The 2015 Basque cider is ready to be tasted by the expert tasters, you and your friends, family, work colleagues or anyone with whom you feel like enjoying this new wine. The cider...

Txotx! Opening of the cider season in the Basque Country.

Txotx! Opening of the cider season in the Basque Country.

Know the ritual around the first cider of the season in the Basque Country, know Sagardo Berriaren Eguna, know the ritual of Txotx!   "Gure Sagardo Berria", (our new cider in Basque) is the phrase with which we start the cider season in Euskal Herria, a phrase, which is...

Sagardoetxea, Museum of the Basque Cider.

Sagardoetxea, Museum of the Basque Cider.

Get to know the culture of Basque cider in Sagardoetxea, a dynamic and fun museum that shows the world of apples in the Basque Country.   The Basque Cider Museum, Sagardoetxea, shows us in a fun, dynamic and didactic way the reality of cider in the Basque Country. This...

Añota Sagardotegia, a high quality cider house.

Añota Sagardotegia, a high quality cider house.

Located in front of the Ernio and Izarraitz mountains, Añota Sagardotegia offers good value for money in the Urola valley.   In the interior of Gipuzkoa, in Azpeitia, we find Añota Sagardotegia, a cider house that proposes us to enjoy a good cider house menu accompanied by...

Sidrería Petritegi, the giant of the Basque cider.

Sidrería Petritegi, the giant of the Basque cider.

Visit the Petritegi winery, the particular temple of culture and gastronomy of the Otaño family.   The Basque cider house (in Basque and from now on sagardotegi) Petritegi, faithfully represents the cultural values of cider in the Basque Country, and Petritegi is not only...

Kirikoketa besta, the Basque culture festival.

Kirikoketa besta, the Basque culture festival.

Tradition, culture, history and gastronomy come together annually in Kirikoketa besta, an event of great importance, in which the way of working the apple of the Basque people is recreated.   Once a year, when the apple ripens and falls to the ground, the cultural...

Sarasola sagardotegia, a traditional cider house.

Sarasola sagardotegia, a traditional cider house.

Sarasola sagardotegia, a traditional cider house with a long history behind it.   The Sarasola cider house in Astigarraga proposes us to spend a nice day among kupelas (barrels in Basque). A plan that we have enjoyed thanks to Sagardobus, a company specialized in making...

Oiarbide, the cider house of the Zabalegi family.

Oiarbide, the cider house of the Zabalegi family.

Oiarbide Sagardotegia offers us the traditional cider house menu in the "Tolarea" farmhouse it owns in Astigarraga.   Small, coquettish, familiar and very traditional, this is how the Oiarbide cider house of Astigarraga is presented to us. This establishment is one of the...

Iretza sagardotegia, a new concept of cider house.

Iretza sagardotegia, a new concept of cider house.

Iretza Sagardotegia leaves aside the traditional line of the cider houses of the Basque Country and shows us a new, different concept.   In 2008, Iretza Sagardotegia began its journey creating a new concept to taste the natural cider of the Basque Country. A project that...

Sagardobus, the easiest way to go to a cider house.

Sagardobus, the easiest way to go to a cider house.

Book your bus and cider house package with Sagardobus and don't worry about anything.   Have you thought about going to Sagardotegi (Basque cider house) this year? Sagardobus offers you a simple, fast and economical solution to enjoy TXOTX without worries. Going for lunch...

3 ways to enjoy Basque cider houses

3 ways to enjoy Basque cider houses

Enjoy the Basque cider houses, Sagardotegis, through guided tours, tastings, or through the traditional way, the Txotx.   If you want to visit a sagardotegi (Basque cider house), something that we recommend 100%, what better, than by the hand of the Natural Cider...