Photo: Balholm-Ciderhuset
FACTS ABOUT NORWEGIAN CIDER
- Norwegian ciders are only produced from pure apple juice which is fermented either naturally or by adding yeast
- Today there are almost 50 cider producers in Norway of which almost half are located in Hardanger, but there are also cider producers in Telemark, Ryfylke / Rogaland, Sogn, Nordfjord, Sunnmøre / Møre og Romsdal, Østlandet / Oslo and in Trøndelag.
- The vast majority sell directly through farm sales and via Vinmonopolet. Today there are 135 Norwegian ciders at Vinmonopolet.
- Veksten på Vinmonopolet fra 2019 til 2022 er på hele 75 % fra 160 355 til 279 304 liter. Verdien av salget på Vinmonopolet i 2022 var på 65 millioner og den totale salgsverdien av norsk sider passerte i 2022 hele 115 millioner.
- There is a separate quality standard in the protected designation "Cider from Hardanger" which came in 2009
- There are separate cider producer teams in all the major cider districts in Norway.
- Næringsorganisasjonen HANEN representerer og organiserer sidernæringa i Norge.
NORWEGIAN CIDER IN THE MEDIA
- Norwegian cider grow in falling pole market - Food and Market 03.08.2022
- Serve cider this summer - DN Smak 15.07.2022
- Prizes sprinkled over Norwegian cider in a large, international competition - Aperitif 20.06.2022
- From sidergård to sidergård in Hardanger - Aftenposten
- Norwegian cider impressed during Ciderworld in Frankfurt - Nationen 11.06.2022
- Cider farmers in Gvarv - NRK Radio 18.05.2022
- The cider pod
- Siderlandet Norge - regjeringen.no 04.08.2022
- WC in cider with participation from Midt-Telemark - Bø blad 04.11.2022
- Dan Olav is ready for the Cider WC: - I expect a high position - Strandbuen 04.11.2022
- Cider bonanza in Bergen - Bergensavisen 4.11.2022
- Ole Albert ready for Cider WC - isolør.no 04.11.2022
- Taking the raspberry wine with him to the WC: - Always important to measure yourself against others - oblad.no 05.11.2022
- Ole Albert to the WC with drinks made from apples and blueberries - Glåmdalen 07.11.2022
- Silje (38) doubled her cider production in one year - now she will participate in the WC - Tidens Krav 07.11.2022
- Silje bet on cider in 2020 - now she will participate in the WC - Bondebladet 09.11.2022
- Silje (38) decided to bet on cider in 2020 - now she will participate in the WC - Aura Avis 09.11.2022
- Linda Renate and Arild: - We started from scratch - varden.no 10.11.2022
- Eplekjek WC dream - TV2.no 10.11.2022
- Two local producers secure themselves WC-gold - Hardanger Folkeblad 11.11.2022
- Local producer secured WC gold - Sandefjords Blad 11.11.2022
- Three World Cup golds for Norwegian cider during the championship in Bergen - regjerningen.no 11.11.2022
- Three golds for Norwegian cider during the WC in Bergen - Nationen 12.11.2022
- Is a referee during the Cider WC: - It is consistently above a high level - The Nation 12.11.2022
- Bringebærlandet among the world's best: - Now we will celebrate with sparkling wine - amta.no 13.11.2022
- International recognition for two producers from Midt-Telemark - Bø blad 12.11.2022
- Nå lanseres sider fra Toten - Toten idag 01.01.2023
- Norsk sider - en nasjonalskatt - VG 24.02.2023
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