Raventos

When is a sparkling wine from Spain not Cava? While the blend of 40% Xarel-lo, 35% Macabeu, 20% Parellada, and 5% Malvasia de Sitges sounds like Cava, this wine is not from one of the six Cava D.O.s in Spain–Aragon, Navarra, Rioja, Pais Vasco, Valencia and Extremadura — which produce about 10%. And  it’s not a Cava coming from Catalonia near Penedes in northeastern Spain, even though originally Cava could only come from Catalonia, and 90s% still comes from Catalonia, however, now it can come from anywhere. This sparkling Spanish wine is from the Raventos family who decided to leave their Cava D.O. and form a new one, Conca del Riu Anoia. 

This is really saying something as the Raventos family has been growing grapes and making wine since 1497, making them the family with the longest documented winegrowing tradition in Europe– and they Continue reading →