Stock Photo - The apple comes from the Tian Shan forests, a boundary zone between China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. With the expeditions to America, the apple arrived in the colonies of what is currently the United States and spread throughout the territory. Traditionally, it is said that its origin would be located in the area of Almá-Atá or Almaty, former capital of the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan and currently the second most important city in the independent Kazakh state. In fact, the elaboration of the cider protected by the Designation of Origin ""Cider of Asturias"", must be carried out exclusively with cider apple of the varieties included in a few blocks. It must be meant that table varieties are not allowed in the Denomination of Origin and, therefore, are prohibited. Lagar Trabanco.