The sparkling wine called cava originated in which country?
Cava (Spanish wine) Cava (Spanish wine) Cava (, plural "caves") is a sparkling wine of "Denominación de Origen" (DO) status from Spain. 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 Catalonia's largest production houses. The two major
Sparkling wine wines, which do not carry the name Crémant. Some of these are exclusively sparkling wine appellations, and some are appellations allowing both still and sparkling wine to be made. The term "Mousseux" is French for "sparkling" and can refer to a sparkling wine made using methods other than the "méthode champenoise" such as the Charmat method, while "Crémant" can only be used for wines that have been made using the "méthode champenoise". Sparkling-only are: Either still or sparkling are: Cava is the name of a type of Spanish (mostly in Catalonia but also in other regions such as Valencia, La