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.

It's hard to get good Champagne for less than $25, so if you want European sparkling wine on a budget, you have to look to France's neighbors, Spain and Italy. Spanish Cava and Italian Prosecco ...

Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain, ... But most, despite misgivings about the overall image of Cava, have not left the DO and still label their wines as Cavas.

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 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 ...

Cava is to Spain what Champagne is to France. This budget-friendly sparkling wine pairs wonderfully with food and ranges in price point. There are plenty of delicious cavas for $20 or less and ...

In the Catalan language, the word cava means cave or cellar. When the word is used to label a sparkling wine from designated regions of Spain, mostly in Catalonia, it identifies a wine made ...

Elyssia Gran Cuvee The producer Freixenet (pronounced "fresh-eh-net") is widely recognized for its sexy black bottle of Spanish Cava. It’s in most every wine store and grocery aisle and is ...

The Spanish sparkling wine cava is as close as you can get to Champagne while on a budget. It is made exactly like Champagne, with most bottles well under $20.

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 ...