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Cava (Spanish wine)
Cava
(, plural
caves
) is a
sparkling wine
of
Denominación de Origen
(DO) status from
Spain
, most of which is produced in
Catalonia
. It may be
white
(
blanc
) or
rosé
(
rosat
). The
macabeu
,
parellada
and
xarel·lo
are the most popular and traditional
grape varieties
for producing cava. Only wines produced in the
champenoise traditional method
may be labelled "cava"; those produced by other processes may only be called "sparkling wines" (
vinos espumosos
). About 95% of all cava is produced in the
Penedès
area in
Catalonia
, with the village of
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia
being home to many of Spain's largest production houses. The two major producers are
Codorníu
and
Freixenet
. Cava is also produced in other villages in
Aragon
,
Castile and León
,
Extremadura
,
La Rioja
,
Vasque Country
,
Navarre
and
Valencia
.
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