Spain’s sparkling hero: the future

Cava used to be a strange Cinderella wine which had to share a place at the bottom of a restaurant menu

Great cava is made as expensively and ambitiously as good Champagne

Once the poor relation to Champagne, the making of cava is an equally arduous task. And the Cava de Paraje Calificado appellation shows it is not to be sniffed at

Cava used to be a strange Cinderella wine which had to share a place at the bottom of a restaurant menu with the words “and other sparkling” making a firm barrier between it and Champagne. Alternatively it might be found on shelves behind ...