In the past I was always strictly a champagne girl then I went to a friends wedding and had some of this Freixenet Cava and after that I was a fan! This was around two years ago and I even ended up enjoying a glass of this on the morning of my wedding when my sister-in-law kindly brought me some over. Cava really is an ideal drink if you do not want to spend a fortune on champagne as it allows you to enjoy a nice glass of fizz without breaking the bank. Cava is sparkling wine and it is a very much Spanish drink. This particular one is available in 20cl mini bottles for under £4.00 and 75cl bottles (the standard wine bottle size) for under £10.00. This ...  Read the complete review

I lived in Spain for a couple of years and during that time I got introduced to Cava. I have to say that I wasn't overly enthusiastic about it originally but the Spanish literally drink it all the time - for parties, weddings, pre-dinner, post dinner.... Basically there was never really a wrong time to drink cava and slowly but surely it started to grow on me and it got to the point that when I returned to the UK to live I actually missed my almost daily glass of cava. Obviously it is now an easy enough thing to buy in the UK but still it does seem to be considered more of a celebration drink than something that is just drunk for the sake of enjoying it and ...  Read the complete review

I have been drinking this stuff for years...or at least post drinking age anyway. It is something I always remember my parents having in the house and something we would crack out on special occasions as a cheap alternative to champagne. It is essentially a cava, which is the name given to any 'champagne' type wine (the fizzy ones) that are produced outside the champagne region in France. In other words it is a sparkling wine and is made from three different types of grapes - Macabeo, Paradella and Xarel-lo (apparently). This particular sparkling wine is made in Spain and the the grapes grown in Catalonia (Northern part of Spain that bridges France). ...  Read the complete review

There is a big black bottle of Cordon Negro sitting on my desk as I type this review. Everything about it shouts "Party!" from it's matt black top to the gold "Cordon Negro" at the bottom. It is possibly the most popular sparkling wine sold in huge quantities all over Spain through the Christmas season. Mind you it has the time as many firms close down for three weeks starting from before Christmas Eve and going on to after The Three Kings on Jan 6th when the kids get their presents! In the supermarkets there are great sky scrapers of the dramatic black matt bottles waiting to be bought and add a sparkle to the whole season. Cave Dwellers ...  Read the complete review