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Article: Cava trumps Champagne when budget enters the sparkling-wine equation.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- December 29, 2006
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Byline: Bill Daley
CHICAGO _ Good bargains are often scarce at the holidays. The sparkling wines of Spain are a delicious exception.
Known simply as cava, Catalan for "cellar," these Spanish bubblies are made according to the traditional methods used most famously in France's Champagne region _ but the resulting wines often cost a fraction of the French price, often less than $20 a bottle.
"Cava always sells really well for us," said Michael Scharber, partner in Kafka Wine Co. in Lakeview, Ill. "It's so modern and easy to drink. It has broad appeal."
Scharber said the store is "ripping through" cases of the 2002 Marques de Gelida cava ...