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Category Archives: Cava
Torre Oria, TORREORIA, Brut, 100% Macabeo, Cava (Requena), Spain NV
100% Macabeo, aka Macabeu, aka Viura (a player in the classic Cava triumvirate, alongside xarel-lo, perellada). Never tried it as a single varietal Brut. Rare for Spain. Tasted non-blind without food. Let’s see: It looks clear, with a medium minus … Continue reading
Posted in Cava, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Sparkling
Tagged Brut, cava, Food, Green tea, Macabeo, macabeu, Matcha, perellada, Requena, Spain, Spanish wine, Sparkling wine, Tea, Viura, xarel-lo, Xarel·lo
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Cava, Dibon Brut Reserve, Catalunya, Spain NV
Drink this Cava. Agricola Dibon has overseen an amusing sparkler that outpaces its price ($9-11) in quality. This sparkling wine comes from Vilafranca del Penedes: Spain’s sparkling homeland of Catalonia in the northeast. Their 75 hectares of trellised vines are … Continue reading
Posted in Cava
Tagged Bodegas Pinord, Catalonia, cava, Parellada, Spain, Spanish wine, Sparkling wine, Wine tasting descriptors, Xarel·lo
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