There's a belief that some form of cider was made by Vikings in Norway, and today, its growing popularity has people convinced it's the country's national drink.
status in 2009, a European food and drink quality label that protects a product of heritage from being copied outside of its production geography.
"Even before the Vinmonopolet, ciders grew out-of-date, with more people leaning towards beers, mostly because crab apples were not particularly nice even after being made into cider," said Naess."But cider is definitely making a comeback, and it is good! Even I am surprised!" With the increased cultivation of different apple varieties along the coast of Western Norway , young producers have been stirring up a cider revolution, using traditional knowledge and methods with a mix of creativity to create fresh new tastes in cider.With this newfound enthusiasm, Norwegian cider continues to gain status, with gold and silver wins at various international cider awards, the most recent being theheld in Bergen in 2022.
"I call my cider EDEL; it means 'noble' in Norwegian," Arita Åkre explained."It is to honour all the women who farmed before our time. Their effort went unfortunately unnoticed."
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