Zapiain Joanes de Zapiain

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Zapiain Joanes de Zapiain

Premium Basque Cider

Zapiain Joanes de Zapiain is in the UK for the first time ever, imported by Quality Ferments and sold in several bars and restaurant, now available for you to enjoy at home!

Premium single orchard cider with Euskal Sagardoa designation of origin, made only with local apple varieties grown in an apple orchard in Tolosa. Tribute to our ancestor Joanes de Zapiain, who was already making sagardoa in the 16th century.

Look: Straw yellow. Slightly hazy. Fine foam and the presence of endogenous natural carbon dioxide. May contain sediments.

Nose: Fresh apples and herbal aromas.

Mouth: Fresh with a well balanced acidity and bitterness. Presence of crisp apples and hints of citrus and pineapple, accentuated by a fine natural bubble.

Gluten Free and Vegan.

ABV: 6%

Size: 750ml bottle

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Sagardoa is a Basque word that literally means apple wine. The name Zapiain has been linked to the production of sagardoa since at least the 16th century, in full splendor of the production of Basque cider. The first record of the relationship of the Zapiain family with the production of cider is a document dated June 3, 1542 – a manuscript for the sale of an 87-foot plot of apple trees located in Astigarraga.

In the 20th century Basque cider was going through a moment of decline, when Roxario Zapiain abandoned other tasks on the farm to dedicate exclusively to the making of Sagardoa. In the 1960s he built two cellars with chestnut wood barrels in which we still make cider today.

Starting in the 1980s, the new generations of the Zapiain family joined the cider house, modernizing the facilities with stainless steel tanks and the installation of temperature control. At that time, Miguel Zapiain, the first winemaker in the Basque cider sector, joined the team.

Since then, Zapiain has focused on the search for excellence in its products. Quality Ferments are lucky enough to be the sole importer of these quintessential and historical Basque Ciders.