Cava, the (generally) Catalan sparkling wine is a tricky beast and two little news items came about recently to illustrate this point incredibly well. First, the ugly one which is that in this post-New Year’s, pre-Three Kings period, there are some supermarkets offering low-end Cava at the come’n get it price of a mere 1.35€ a bottle. Yes, 1.35€ a bottle. For this dash of couch cushion change you can pick up a bottle of Cabré & Sabaté from the mass market cellar of Jaume Serra (not to be confused […]

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