Zapiain Sagardo Ekologikoa

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Zapiain Sagardo Ekologikoa

Traditional Basque Cider

Zapiain Sagardo Ekologikoa 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!

Zapiain’s organic natural cider is made only with cider apples from organic farming. It’s yellow or greenish-yellow and presents certain turbidity or sediment in the bottle because it has not been filtered. It has a certain content of endogenous CO2 (not added) and is slightly alcoholic. It stands out for its fruity character, clean in the nose and mouth, well structured and easy to drink.

It’s linked to the ENEEK and the European Commission regulations regarding organic farming and subject to quality controls, both physicochemical and sensory, carried out by the Fraisoro laboratory, which must be passed before going on the market under the Gorenak quality brand.

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.