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Cavas de Paratges attempts to upsell Cava

W. Blake Gray
Feature Stories
5 min read
Cava has a problem, a common one in the wine industry. Call it the trap of cheapness. The question is, with the new Cavas de Paratges category, introduced this summer, have the Catalans found the key to escape? But first, the trap. Big Cava producers sold the Spanish bubbly worldwide

NV Gramona Imperial Cava Brut

Remy Charest
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Cavas can be inexpensive, easy-going bubbly, but it can also be more than that. It’s worth checking out the higher-end cuvées from good producers to get a sense of that : far from being strictly creamy, with substantial pastry notes, they can also offer freshness, fine bubbles and a crisp

2002 Cellers Unio Roureda Llicorella

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A very interesting mix of black and red fruit, blackberries, with tart cranberries, creamy vanilla, and a clear note of coffee. Dark chocolate joins on the mid-palate. Tight tannins make it seem younger than its seven years. I would wait-read more-