LET'S OPEN A BOTTLE (6): Cava, Spain's sparkling wine

December 12, 2022 • 00:16:04
LET'S OPEN A BOTTLE (6): Cava, Spain's sparkling wine
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LET'S OPEN A BOTTLE (6): Cava, Spain's sparkling wine

Dec 12 2022 | 00:16:04

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Show Notes

The holiday season is the peak moment of the year for sparkling wine as people toast with popular sparkling wines like champagne, prosecco and, naturally, Spain’s very own “cava”. Produced mostly in the region of Catalonia, not far from Barcelona, it is also made in other parts of Spain, and the range is amazing. In […]

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