Haritz Rodriguez

Haritz Rodriguez, aka Ciderzale, is an independent journalist and marketing consultant in the agrifood field with a special focus on cider. He has recently joined the EDA Drinks & Wine Campus team as the main educator on cider within the university of gastronomic sciences Basque Culinary Center. Haritz works for different local and international agents in the world of cider, participates as a judge in cider competitions and co-organizes festivals and fairs such as Sidrama (Portugal), Sagardo Forum (Basque Country) and NICA (Norway). In 2018, he promoted the creation of Ciderlands, the cider tourism network. Haritz has been trained as an Accredited Pommelier by the UK Beer & Cider Academy, as a Certified Cider Guide by the ACA and by the tasting panel of the PDO Euskal Sagardoa. In addition, he organizes trips for cider makers, journalists and writers and has contributed to their works with both photographs and information.