There is no better sound than the pop of a cork and the whoosh of bubbles in a glass. Whether you enjoy your fizz with a ...

Cheap Cava has flooded the market for so long, our expectations for the Spanish sparkling wine—and the amount we’ll pay for ...

Can Cava Rival Champagne? Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain, is known for being pleasant and inexpensive. But now one of its star producers is aiming to be among the best in the world.

You’re celebrating (or it’s Wednesday), and you need a bottle of bubbly for the occasion. But do you know what you’re really drinking? Like, isn’t prosecco just cheap-o Champagne?While ...

2. Raventós i Blanc, L’Hereu Reserva Brut, Cava, 2007 . Cava is Spain’s signature sparkling wine. Most of it comes from Catalonia in hills surrounding Penedès, an hour south of Barcelona.

Cava is no longer only matured in the caves that give Spain’s sparkling wine its name. The painstaking winemaking dictated by the traditional method (the same as Champagne’s) is no longer ...

A surge in cava sales suggests those on a budget have figured out how to enjoy the cachet of Champagne without the price tag. Produced in Spain, cavas are sparkling wines that undergo a second ...

Everyone wants to start off the new year right. The right appetizers for the New Year's Eve party. The right person for the first kiss of the new year. The right place for brunch the next morning ...

Still wine, or wine without bubbles, is made by a fermentation process that converts grape sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide in still wine is released by the wine producer ...

Instead of drinking cheap ersatz "Champagne" this New Year's Eve, try Spain's answer instead. Cava is made in a similar fashion, tastes great and, best yet, is much cheaper.

Cava, the Spanish sparkling wine, is reinventing itself and raising the quality. New rules promote organic viticulture and long ageing on the lees. Eva Plazas, winemaker at Caves Vilarnau ...

Cava has long been the butt of jokes, but now it’s clear that the fizzing wine is ready to compete with the best. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Search Icon ...