The history of Sidra El Gobernador begins in 1993 when brothers Roberto and Francisco Martínez Sopeña, aged 27 and 26 respectively, decided to materialize an idea that had been brewing for some time. The adventure was quite risky due to the enormous tradition and respect that we feel in Asturias for the cider sector. But the Martínez Sopeña brothers were not newcomers, since from a very young age they had run the well-remembered El Faraón cider house in Villaviciosa with their family. This allowed them to have a broader vision of the world of cider and was a key factor in the rapid growth of the company, currently being one of the cider mills with the highest production volume in Asturias.

They began with the production of El Gobernador natural cider, which gives the winery its name. Over time, innovation and collaboration with the Regulatory Council of the PDO Sidra de Asturias, developed new products until today, in which, in addition to the aforementioned El Gobernador cider, they make Sopeña ciders (traditional natural PDO cider Cider from Asturias), Españar (new expression natural cider PDO Sidra de Asturias), Emilio Martínez Brut Nature (natural sparkling cider PDO Sidra de Asturias) and Hibernis (ice cider) and the Llagar de Oles vinegar .