variants
or Cava
plural cavas or Cavas
: a sparkling wine produced in Catalonia
Offer one bubbly, be it Cava, Champagne or Prosecco …—
Mike DeSimone et al.
Mike DeSimone et al.Spanish cava makers are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bubbly this year …—Al Goodman
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Wine lovers should consider a day trip to the Penedès, about 30 miles west of Barcelona, which is the heart of Spain’s cava production.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The grapes are chilled so as to preserve the aromatics in their skins; the varietals are fermented separately in stainless steel tanks for 30 days, blended and put through a second fermentation lasting six weeks then the cava remains on the lees for 15 months.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
But value-conscious wine drinkers willing to buy an $18 cava may balk at a $23 cava.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
This is a place to linger over glasses of Estrella and big-gulp cava while little plates of fresh and fried seafood appear and disappear.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The grapes are chilled so as to preserve the aromatics in their skins; the varietals are fermented separately in stainless steel tanks for 30 days, blended and put through a second fermentation lasting six weeks then the cava remains on the lees for 15 months.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
But value-conscious wine drinkers willing to buy an $18 cava may balk at a $23 cava.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
This is a place to linger over glasses of Estrella and big-gulp cava while little plates of fresh and fried seafood appear and disappear.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cava
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“Cava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cava. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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