Tagged : Cava

in Wine & Food

Cava Codorníu Brut Clasico

Non-Vintage
Tasted: December 2010

This is one of those great finds — an inexpensive sparkling wine that isn’t, well, crap. For $16.99 this was a decent bottle of Spanish bubbly which took me back to my point of sparkling enlightenment a couple of years ago in Barcelona. Made in the Traditional Method involving a first and second fermentation and a relatively long aging period, this Cava is a nice toasty dry sparkler that fits a scrupulous budget. There’s not too much to be said here. It’s good. Pop the cork and enjoy!

 

 

in Travel, Wine & Food

La Champagneria Barcelona (Greatest Bar Ever!)

Can Paixano (La Champagneria)
Reina Cristina 7, Barcelona, Spain
[t] 93 310 08 39
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This is the greatest bar ever! A bunch of people mill around out front chatting, smoking and basking in the glow of the dim yellow light from inside Barcelona’s La Champagneria. The place is no bigger than a small coffee shop and is bursting at the seams. My friend Erin and I force our way in as politely as possible.

The inside of La Champagneria is like a really small barn, but instead of cows there are people, and instead of hay the floor is scattered with empty food wrappers and napkins (as per custom in certain Spanish Tapas bars). Of course as the name indicates the place is also stocked to the brim with Spanish Champagne — known as Cava . The great thing about this place is that the Cava is cheap! At present, the going rate is between €0.65 – €0.95 per glass, which is totally reasonable, and to add another layer on the cake this stuff is miles beyond the battery acid I’m expecting to drink — it’s actually pretty damn good!

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