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Spain: Cava And Ham

By Oliver Walkey / 20th November 2018

Pairing C Cava Brut With The Most Awarded Ham In The World BEHER Bernardo Hernández is a family company with more than 80 years of experience dedicated to the raising 100% high-quality Iberian pork. France has Champagne, Italy has Prosecco and Spain has Cava. Cava is a Spanish sparkling wine made in the same way as Champagne. C Cava…

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CAVA Spain’s Effervescent Treasure a review of Cava & other Sparkling Wines

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th September 2018

Several years of investigation, visits to more than ninety sparkling wine producers, meetings with authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Catalan Institute of Vines and Wines, the Regulatory Boards of the Cava, Requena and Rioja Denominations of Origin and the Cava Institute, and observations in numerous commercial outlets and restaurants have culminated in…

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Javier Pagés Font elected President of the CAVA D.O. Regulatory Board

By Glass of Bubbly / 31st August 2018

On Monday, August 28th, the Cava Denomination of Origin Regulatory Board elected the new President, Javier Pagés Font, to succeed Pedro Bonet Ferrer. Javier Pagés is the CEO of the Codorniu Raventós Group and Vice President of the Spanish Wine Federation. Mr. Pagés takes the reins of the Cava D.O. in a time of relative…

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Major Financial Operations in Cava May Provoke Important Consequences

By Glass of Bubbly / 18th July 2018

Back in 2012, the German alimentary giant, Henkell, made a ‘modest’ investment, taking control of the Cavas Hill winery near Vilafranca del Penedés. Until that time, virtually all of the more than 200 Cava producers were in effect, family owned and operated. Cavas Hill, one of the historic Cava makers had experienced economic fluctuations for…

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A visit to Cava Pere Ventura

By Christopher Walkey / 13th July 2018

“We value and respect our land. We respect those, who work to care for it with their own hands. We work according to organic farming criteria.” Pere Ventura website For anyone who wishes to visit a wine region then Cava must be surely somewhere near the top of your wish list thanks to the history…

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A visit to Cava Vins El Cep

By Christopher Walkey / 11th July 2018

Located in East of Barcelona and just under one hours drive away, Vins El Cep is a Cava producing winery with a selection of labels to tantalise any sparkling wine lover. Their range includes the MIM, Clar Rar, Marques de Gelida and L’Alzinar with a collection of 12 label varieties. From Brut Nature to Blanc…

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A visit to Cava Can Sala

By Christopher Walkey / 9th July 2018

“The Can Sala Cava is made in the original historic cellar of the Ferrer Sala family, where the Freixenet brand was born. This is a grand reserve cava made with the grapes from the plots of land of the estate. Always millésime, this Cava is only made with large harvests.” A relaxing morning was spent…

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A visit to Cava Alta Allela Mirgin

By Christopher Walkey / 26th June 2018

Just a relaxing 20 minute drive North of Barcelona with views out to the deep blue Mediterranean Sea sits the Cava House Alta Allela Mirgin, a family producer of organically farmed wines in the heart of the Serralada de Marina Natural Park. A relatively young label having originated in 1991 by being purchased by current owners…

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A visit to Cava Vilarnau

By Christopher Walkey / 21st June 2018

Located just a short drive from the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona with the Mediterranean sea just 30 kilometres away and at 250 metres above sea level location, The Vilarnau is a Cava house that specialises in the production of niche high quality Cava with a wide range of flavours to be explored. The “Can Petit…

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