Nordic International Cider Awards, Latvia

28/01/2025

🇱🇻 Meet Latvian Craft Ciders at CiderCon® 2025 in Chicago, USA! 🇺🇸 Join us February 4-7 at the world’s leading cider conference! 🍏✨ Experience the unique Baltic character of Abuls and Mūrbūdu ciders at the Cider Share event, where Asnate Ziemele of Baltic Country Holidays will be pouring and sharing stories.👇

16/01/2024

🥳We are happy to participate in CiderCon® in Portland, Oregon!
See you there! Asnate Ziemele

CiderCon® 2024, the largest cider conference in the world, is set to take place in Portland, Oregon from January 16-19, 2024.

22/09/2023

Mr. Plūme from Latvia on 🍏Apple safari / chasing seedlings or wild apples ( malus sylvestris) around Latvian countryside.

20/09/2023

Advice from Cider Explorer on where to enjoy cider in Riga! 🥂

Riga with its historic center belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage List and not being overcrowded with tourists is a hidden gem on the map of Europe. It is a gem also because it is loaded with re…

13/09/2023

Thank you all for participating in NICA. We had a great cider party! ☀️

07/09/2023

🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to Nordic International Cider Awards 2023 winners!
🏆Honored by Latvian Minister of Agriculture Didzis Šmits at Izstāde RigaFood exhibition opening. Amidst fierce competition of 250 ciders from 106 producers across 19 countries, these champs emerged victorious:

🏆The winner in the category Acid Dominant:🥂Rudu Cider (22-17) / RUDENSTAMS Bär&Frukt / 🇸🇪 Sweden

🏆The winner in the category Flavoured Ciders: 🥂57/2 - Brudeferd cider / Store Naa Siderkompani / 🇳🇴Norway

🏆The winner in the category Pet Nat, Champagne method, traditional method: 🥂ABAVAS Secret garden cider / Abavas vīna darītava / 🇱🇻 Latvia
and 🥂Jaanihanso Sec Methode Traditionnelle / Jaanihanso / 🇪🇪Estonia

🏆The winner in the category Tannin Dominant: 🥂Vintage cider 2021 / Mr. Plūme / 🇱🇻 Latvia

🏆The winner in the category Fruit wines & Perries: 🥂Apfel-Quitte Cider / Böhm Cider Werkstatt / 🇩🇪 Germany

🏆The winners in the category Ice Ciders: 🥂Bizi Goxo 2017 cider / Zapiain Sagardoa / 🇪🇸 Spain
and 🥂Lepola Vega Ice Cider / Lepola / 🇫🇮 Finland

🏆The winner in the category Natursider / Sidra Natural / Sagardoa: 🥂 Joanes de Zapiain 2022 / Zapiain Sagardoa / 🇪🇸 Spain

🏆The winner in the category Wood or Barrel-Aged: 🥂Dabinett Barrel-Aged Cider / Tall Ship Craft Cider / Fjordfolk Mikrobryggeri / 🇳🇴Norway

🏆The winner in the category Open Class: 🥂Hermanshaug / Aga Sideri/ 🇳🇴Norway

Information about NICA2023 results: https://www.celotajs.lv/en/conf/NICA

🤝The NICA competition in Latvia is organized by Lauku Ceļotājs / Baltic Country Holidays in cooperation with cider makers and the Association of Latvian Winegrowers and Winemakers, the Norwegian rural tourism organization HANEN, and CiderWorld. Financially supported by: Zemkopības ministrija / Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia.



📷Artūrs Oliņš

07/09/2023

🥂The Nordic International Cider Awards competition took place on September 6th in Rig. 250 ciders from 19 countries around the world but mainly from the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Europe were evaluated at the cider contest. 👏We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the jury members, organizers, and supporters for their dedicated efforts.
📸Check out the photo review from the cider competition judging.

🤝The NICA competition in Latvia is organized by Lauku Ceļotājs / Baltic Country Holidays in cooperation with cider makers and the Association of Latvian Winegrowers and Winemakers, the Norwegian rural tourism organization HANEN, and CiderWorld . Financially supported by: Zemkopības ministrija / Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia.



Fhoto: Artūrs Oliņš

06/09/2023

NICA cider competition in action! Tomorrow we will announce the results! 😎🥂

30/08/2023

🎉Cider Festival will take place on September 7 in Riga, Latvia, following the opening ceremony of the RigaFood exhibition. 🥂It will be a tasting event, hosted at the Latvian Cider Route exhibition stand, providing a unique opportunity to acquaint oneself with apple ciders from ❗18 Nordic and European countries, as well as the 🇺🇸USA. 🧀Meat and cheese snacks that pair well with the ciders will be provided by the Latvian Farmers' Parliament.
👉Latvijas Sidra Ceļš Riga Food 2023

10/08/2023

The registration for Nordic International Cider Awards is now closed.
We have received 🥂243 entries from 🍏101 producers across 📍17 countries. This year, the participants represent Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia, Austria, France, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.

🌎The level of participation is remarkable, and so is the highly competent judging panel, with cider experts representing 15 countries in Europe, the Nordic region, the USA, and Canada.

🗓The competition will take place on September 6th at Riga's finest cider bar, and the winners will be awarded on the following day during the opening ceremony of Riga Food, the largest food exhibition in the Baltics.
More info 🔗http://countryholidays.lv/NICA

04/08/2023

📣Only 3 days left to apply for your cider to the Nordic International Cider Awards - until ❗️❗️❗️August 7 ❗️❗️❗️ Please don't leave it to the last day! 🗓
Registration and more info 🔗http://countryholidays.lv/NICA

🏆Nordic International Cider Awards 2023 will be held from 📍September 6-9, in 🇱🇻Riga, Latvia. Applicants will be judged by world famous experts of cider culture from 13 countries.

🍎We are looking forward to a real celebration of cider! You should be there! 😎



📷Mr Plūme cidery