Holiday Guide to Cava
If your budget can’t afford Champagne, and you’ve had one too many glasses of prosecco this year, consider ringing in 2013 with Spain’s popular sparkling wine, cava.
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Cava is the D.O. (Denominacion de Origen) given to sparkling wines made in the Methode Traditionelle anywhere in Spain. However, most of the finest production of Cava is made in the Penedes region in the northeast, near Barcelona. Production began there after the Phylloxera virus killed most of the red grapes that had been growing for centuries. José Raventos had the idea of planting white grapes, which thrive well in the chalky, clay-topped soil found in the Penedes, and began making Spanish sparkling wines influenced by Champagne styles. As a result, like Champagne, Cava is produced in styles with varying degrees of sweetness, vintage and non-vintage, and rosados.
For the most part, the classic Cava grapes are Macabeo, Paralleda and Xarell-lo. However, some Champagne grapes have been known to enter the mix, like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Fun fact: Macabeo is fairly bland on its own, but its large percentage in the blend is attributed to the very guarantee of its existence. Because it Read more »
Popular wines made in Cava under $20
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Cristalino Brut Cava
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Juvé Y Camps Cava Brut Rosé
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Castillo de Perelada Cava Blanc Pescador
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Mont Marçal Extremarium Brut
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Jaume Serra Extra Dry Cava Cristalino
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Jaume Serra Brut Cava
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Varietals Produced in Cava View all
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Pinot Noir
“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...
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Grenache
You’re a member of the ‘Rhône Ranger’ band. Your groupies think you’re ‘hot’, even when you're boozy and "strung out"...
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Chardonnay
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
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Macabeo
Macabeo is Spain’s most widely planted grape. From there, it has made its way to southern France’s Roussillon region,...
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Parellada
Common synonyms: Martorella, Montonec, Montonech, Montonega, Montonego, Montoneo, Montonero, Parellada blanc, Perel...
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Tempranillo
History of the grape: Origins of Tempranillo are murky. It could be indigenous to the Spanish countryside, or it coul...
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April 2013
Mont Marçal White Blend Cava Brut Reserva 2007
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Used for my wedding. Great budget wine and generally agreeable. Read More
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March 2013
Segura Viudas Cava Aria Extra Dry
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This is a great value for the price. AND, if you are an opera singer like I am, this bottle always provokes comment, Very crisp, lots of pep in the bubbles, a bit citrusy and easy to pair with brunch Always festive. Read More
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February 2013
Poema Cava Extra Dry Spain NV
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Aromas of apple blossom and sweet smoke. Tangy acid and flavors of Golden apple. Nice and easy drinking.85 pts.12/29/12 Read More
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February 2013
Do Cava Albet I Noya Petit Albet 2010
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Balanced effervescence aligns with near perfect minerality and delicate body to mold a melange of lemon rind, crisp apple and pear and a hint of herbaceous loveliness! Read More
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Aug 23, 2010
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May 11, 2010
Good to see you've featured a few delicious brut nature Cavas, my favourite, i.e. the ones with no added sugar! Might be too dry for some at first but, once you're hooked, there's no going back to regular "brut", which taste almost sweet in comparison. See my Cava mini-guide for more "...lesser-known sparkling gems including these 10 stand-out C...
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