Have you ever gone to buy a bottle of bubbly only to be stopped in your tracks by all the different options on the store ...

Our 2022 sparkling wine guide: 50+ label terms, what to know before you buy. ... In Catalonia – a Spanish autonomous region - this grape is called Macabeo and is the primary blending grape in Cava.

First up: how to read a sparkling-wine label. Champagne ... chardonnay in Burgundy — giving them a regional character. Cava is Spain’s claim to bubbly fame and is arguably the best value ...

Segura Viudas is an "artisanal" label owned by the Cava giant Freixenet, though its prices are about the same as Freixenet's comparable bottlings. We liked the delicacy of this wine and its ...

Time will tell. But these wines are worth seeking out now, and the new labels should help us find them. Cava, Spain’s primary sparkling wine, is a reliable bubbly at an affordable price.

Millions of people buy Cava; it's an incredibly recognizable, popular type of wine. Take "Cava" off your label and substitute "Conca del Riu Anoia" for it, and the reaction of most wine buyers is ...

Nearly all premium sparkling wines in the New World use the Traditional Method. (New World wines are basically every wine region not in Europe.) In the United States, sparkling wines using the ...

Cava, the Spanish sparkling wine, has embarked on a relaunching journey to boost its wine's image and quality. Known among many consumers to offer highly affordable bubbles, others see it as ...

and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. What Champagne is to France, Cava is to Spain — but often for a much better price. Cava is one of the great values in the ...

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 ...