Posts Tagged ‘Cava’
Sparkling Wine Sales up 15% to £541 million in past year
Sparkling wine is the fastest growing alcohol in Great Britain, with sales up 15% to £541 million in the past year. Over 115 million bottles of Champagne and sparkling wine were consumed in Britain last year. Consumers are enjoying more and more bubbly and that doesn’t have to just mean Champagne. 70% of the sparkling wine…
Read MoreCelebrate the New Year with a Glass of Bubbly!
For most of us seeing in the New Year has to be associated with the ‘pop’ of a cork of something bubbly! For years the most popular choice for this occasion would be Champagne, but the sparkling wine industry is the fastest growing and we now have a wide range of bubbly to choose from.…
Read MoreBubbles on Camino this Christmas
This Christmas, Camino tapas restaurant group will be offering a free cava reception for all Christmas lunch bookings at Camino Blackfriars and Copa de Cava. To book your party in either Camino or Copa De Cava to enjoy award winning Spanish wines, beers, cocktails and delicious tapas in a lively atmosphere, please email Christmas@camino.uk.com before…
Read MoreCava Pairing Dinner
Colin was asked by the Consejo Regulador DO Cava, Señor Pere Bonet to present a pairing evening where different styles of Cava were matched to different dishes – a whole 4 course dinner accompanied only by Cava! It was demonstrated that Cava has the necessary qualities to be served throughout a dinner, without the need to…
Read MoreVallformosa: An Exciting Brut Cava
Spanish wine producers have been watching the amazing success of Italian Proseccos in the U.S., and are taking action to get a piece of the sparkllng wine pie in this country. Previously unimported Cavas are now showing up in the U.S. market. I am delighted by the increasing number of Spanish Cavas that are now…
Read MoreCodorníu, Queen of the Cavas
In 1872, Josep Raventós of the Codorníu Raventós family from Catalonia made Spain’s first bottle of sparkling wine using the traditional method (second fermentation taking place in the bottle). Today these wines are known world-wide as Cavas. The Codorníu company, the oldest family-owned business in Spain, itself dates back to 1551, when Jaume Codorníu planted…
Read MoreAnna de Codorníu
Anna de Codorníu is Spain’s best-selling sparkling wine brand. It is named after the 17th century head of the Codorníu wine estate, Anna, who was the last person to in the family to bear the Codorniu surname. Codorníu has been regarded as a world leader in prestige sparkling wine since 1872 when Josep Raventós, great grandfather…
Read MoreAnna de Codorníu Brut and Brut Rosé
Anna de Codorníu, Spain’s leading sparkling wine, has unveiled a chic, new look for its popular Brut and Brut Rosé releases – as well as an inviting message for wine lovers: What are you Celebrating? Reminding us that every day is cause for celebration, Anna is the perfect sparkling choice for life’s everyday events, from girls’…
Read MoreProduction of Cava
Cava is the second largest traditional method wine by volume in the world, after Champagne. The Cava Denominacion de Origen (DO) was established in 1986. The Cava DO covers five regions in Spain: Cataluna (where the majority of production is based), Aragon, Navarra, Pais Vasco and La Rioja. Production is only about two-thirds that of Champagne, approxiamtely…
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