Cava

Cava is the classical method sparkling wine from Spain, mainly centred on Sant Sadurni d'Anoia in Penedes. Made from Macabeu, Parelada and Xarel-Lo grapes, cava can be produced from eight wine regions of Spain. Pink cava include still red wine from Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache or Monastrell, prior to the second fermentation in bottle. Like champagne, sweetness is controlled by dosage after disgorgement and the example above, being brut nature, will have no sugar added after disgorgement. Pale straw with good streams of medium fine bubbles, it has a crisp dry nose with a dry crisp palate and an acidic prickle and a good acid backbone that persists right to the finish. A good wine with fish and seafood, I think.

Confusingly, cava is also a legal category for wines in Greece. It is a more prestigious "aged" reserve table wine, with minimum aging of 2 and 3 years for white and red wines respectively.