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Historically,
'Cava' is the Spanish term for the wine cellars where winemakers
keep their wines.
It has
been adopted as the 'generic' name for high quality, stringently made
sparkling wines from Spain. (In the same way, red wines from Bordeaux
in France are called Claret) No! Now, in 2006, there are 266 cava
producers in operation in Spain, eligible for the prized 'Cava'
designation on their labels because they comply with the stringent
defined standards of production and ageing. This is the 'denomination
of origin'. These regulations ensure and protect the Cava standard,
but they certainly do not ´standardise´ what is a richly
varied wine, reflecting the aspirations of the growers and bodegas
who offer a total of around 1300 wonderfully diverse wines
Cava is
'Quality Wine Produced in a Specified Region' (QWPSR) This official
EU designation covers all wines classified as AOC (Controlled
Appellation) and IPR (Regulated Origin) |
