CAVA

Question 1

90% of Cava is made in what DOC

Answer 1

Penedes

Question 2

Name the main Cava producing town and four others.

Where are they located?

Answer 2

San Sadurní de Noya (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia) west of Barcelona.
Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona.

Question 3

What is the Corpinnat?

Answer 3

An EU-recognized designation used by small-production Cava producers (in lieu of the Cava DO) with its own set of standards—including a delimited area within the central Penedès region and the use of organic farming.
Other requirements include hand-harvested grapes, minimum lees aging, and the use of at least 90% “historic” varieties (Xarel-lo, Macabeu, Parellada, and Malvasia for whites; Garnacha, Monastrell, Sumoll, and Xarel-lo Vermell for reds).

Question 4

What are the four different Cava designations and what are the aging requirements for each?

Answer 4

Cava; 9
Cava Reserve; 15 (18as of 2021)
Gran Reserve; 18
Paraje Calificado; 36 (single vineyard, hand-harvested)

Question 5

What are the three main grapes in Cava?

Answer 5

Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada