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 Association of Guipuzcoa, our sponsor. This association was created in 1977 and currently groups 45 wineries (you can see the list of all the wineries in the page of the association of natural cider of Guipuzcoa), all of them with an incredible quality of Basque cider (sagardo in Basque).

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Nowadays, the cider culture offers us one of the most important socio-gastronomic events in the Basque Country, the Txotx season. An event that all Basques look forward to, this season begins with the new year and ends approximately in the month of May, in January the kuadrillas, families and companies throng with their visits to the cider houses of the Basque Country waiting to taste the new cider of the season.

Basque cider houses not only represent part of our gastronomy, in them, our culture and history are also present, 3 areas of our people that we recommend to know to enjoy with more knowledge of everything that surrounds the Basque Country and its people. Get to know our culture, gastronomy and culture in our sagardotegis, know the 3 ways to enjoy a good cider house in the Basque Country.

-Traditional or Txotx.

Perhaps the most widespread way of enjoying a Basque cider house among the Basque people. After the time of elaboration of the natural cider of the Basque Country, comes the time of tasting, the time of the Txotx! With the beginning of the year the cry of Txotx starts to be heard in the Basque villages and especially in Astigarraga, the capital of the Basque cider.

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The Txotx is not only a gastronomic event, it is also the perfect excuse to gather old friends, family or work colleagues, a Basque socio-gastronomic event that is written with capital letters. Together, in kuadrilla, sharing a good meal and a better cider, what better way to taste the cider of the Basque Country? a unique Basque experience that you can not miss.

-Guided tour.

For the most restless, for those who are eager to learn, for those who are interested in Basque culture, in short, for all those interested, the guided visit to a Basque cider house will undoubtedly bring a different point of view to the experience of the Txotx!

In addition, we must say that although the Basques have a reputation for being cold and not very talkative, you will find in front of you true lovers of cider, the Basque Country and everything related to it, people eager to spread our way of being, living and enjoying. Get to know the elaboration of one of the most traditional drinks of the Basque Country. Are you ready to know and enjoy a guided visit to a Basque cider house?

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-Catas.

Connoisseurs and those who want to learn come together in this great experience of Basque cider. A very didactic and fun way to enjoy Basque cider, in it authentic experts of Basque cider, people who live with and for cider, people who will make our visit and tasting more comfortable and enjoyable. Are you up for it?

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Finally we want to comment that if you are one of those people who for personal reasons can not enjoy this incredible experience we want to inform you that you have at your disposal a website where you can buy native Basque cider quickly and easily: online store Gipuzkoa Natural Cider Association.

Tourism in the Basque Country is going up like crazy and part of the blame is on the local gastronomy, gastronomy in which the Basque cider houses are a very important part.If we Basques believe that sagardotegis are one of the best options to enjoy good food and drink in the Basque Country, don’t you think you should try it?