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Tuscany Brut Nature, from Gran Canaria, achieves the title of Best Cider in the Canary Islands 2026 in Agrocanarias, that he distributed 11 awards
Canarian cider has ceased to be a curiosity and has become a production with a name, territory and own ambition. Tuscany Brut Nature, elaboration of Vicente Oliver Marrero Arencibia, in Gran Canaria, has been recognized as Best Cider in the Canary Islands 2026 in the Official Agrocanarias Competition, organized by the Canary Institute of Agri-Food Quality with the collaboration of the Valleseco City Council.
The result confirms the good moment of a young brand, born in 2022, but already located among the references of island cider. Tuscany not only obtained the highest recognition of the contest, but also once again won the special distinction of Best Image and Presentation, this time for its variety PET-NAT, after having achieved the same award in the previous edition. Besides, added two Gold Medals, one in sparkling ciders and the other in natural ciders.
The municipality of Valleseco Thus it once again occupies a central place on the cider map of the Archipelago. The apples with which Tuscany has built a proposal that combines family tradition are grown there., artisanal production and an increasingly open view towards the agrotourism experience. Their Brut Nature is made using the traditional method, with second fermentation in the bottle and without added sugars, which gives rise to a dry cider, fresh, balanced and fine bubble.
The third edition of the Agrocanaria Cider Competition featured 23 preparations from seven companies, from Gran Canaria, La Palma and Tenerife. The tasting panel awarded 11 awards, three more than in the previous edition, distributed among great gold, golds, silver and three special distinctions. The samples participated in the natural cider categories, carbonated and foamy.
Next to Tuscany, Another notable name was The Valleseco winepress, elaboration of Ángel Tomás Domínguez Ponce, also from Gran Canaria, who obtained the distinction of Best Organic Cider in the Canary Islands 2026. For your part, The Mirla Sidrera, from the palm tree winery Castro & Private, achieved a Grand Gold Medal with its carbonated cider and a Gold in the sparkling category.
The medal table for natural ciders was completed with three Silver Medals for The Mirla Sidrera, of the palm; Fierro, by producer Juan Déniz Reyes; y The Secret Valley, from Sendero del Valle, these last two from Gran Canaria.
During the presentation of the ruling, the Minister of Agriculture, Cattle raising, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, He stressed that cider has gone from being an emerging product to being consolidated as a recognized production, with around twenty winepresses spread across Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. The director of the ICCA, Luis Arraez Guadalupe, influenced its value as a tool for diversifying the agri-food sector and taking advantage of the local apple.
The mayor of Valleseco, José Luis Rodríguez Quintana, He recalled that the path started fifteen years ago in the municipality is already generating positive results for the agri-food sector and for the local economy of the small towns in the interior of Gran Canaria.. The apple trees planted then are now beginning to return more than just fruit: they return landscape, economic activity and a new productive identity.
Agrocanarias thus confirms that cider now has its own space within the Canarian pantry. It does not compete from nostalgia or rarity, but from an increasingly precise elaboration, linked to the territory and capable of gaining presence inside and outside the islands. In that context, Tuscany Brut Nature represents a clear idea: The Canarian apple can also speak with an accent of excellence.
