Cava

Fragrant with toasty biscuit and brioche, lifted by citrus and floral notes. Zingy and elegant palate, with a crisp, lemony finish.
Delicious as an aperitif, or to complement lighter meals.

Situated in the heart of the Alt Penedès - a privileged subregion protected from the elements by two mountain ranges, 40 hectare Mas Codina is a boutique, family-owned company dating from 1681. It uses only estate-grown fruit.

This is an aromatic, joyously pink bubbly that makes a delicious change from Toni Garriga's impressive and inexpensive white cava reserva.

Subtle red fruit aromas from the pure Pinot Noir grapes meet lasting, fine effervescence in a celebratory glassful that has appealing berry flavours and enough body to make it an accommodating food wine.

Mas Codina is in the Alt Penedès, a subregion west of Barcelona and protected from the elements by two mountain ranges. The family-owned company grows its fruit and makes its wines on a estate dating from 1681. It bottles only estate-grown fruit.

There's a time and a place for champagne, but the same is true for all these delicious and ebullient alternatives, as you'll find out when you raise a glass of any of them.

All six wines in this bubble mix have their own appeal, and serve as a very attractive taster of our non-champagne styles.

We're delighted to offer really good bubbles that don't break the bank, and in any case five of these six wines are made by the 'traditional' method of secondary fermentation in the bottle, which is the technique used in Champagne and sometimes known as 'méthode champenoise'.

Each half case contains one bottle each of the following:

A magnum: what luxury, and what value when cava of this quality still does not attract the premium put on some other traditional-method wines. Fragrant with toasty biscuit and brioche, lifted by citrus and floral notes. Zingy and elegant palate, with a crisp, lemony finish. Delicious as an aperitif, or to complement lighter meals.

Situated in the heart of the Alt Penedès - a privileged subregion protected from the elements by two mountain ranges, 40 hectare Mas Codina is a boutique, family-owned company dating from 1681.

An easy recommendation to make—this is one of our favourite bubblies.

Cava, you may be glad to hear, is unrealistically inexpensive and is not sufficiently prized—almost entirely because of historical errors in marketing it to the world. This is a traditional method wine, produced by secondary fermentation in the bottle and demanding just as much care and skill as the sparkling wines of Champagne. However, because local grape varieties are used, in this instance alongside Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and because of the specific geology and climate of Catalonia, Toni Garriga's Cava Gran Reserva is a wine with a character and finesse all its own.

Because of its very low residual sugar level: less than 3 g/l, the success of the wine depends completely on the quality of the fruit. Pure, fine aromas of hay and apples announce a clean, crisp effervescence that is ideal for toasts and receptions; but this cava has the depth, from a minimum of three years' cellaring, to prove an excellent dining wine for all kinds of cuisines. Try a bottle with a roast chicken dinner or a paella and taste for yourself what a serious food match it can be.

Situated in the heart of the Alt Penedès - a privileged subregion protected from the elements by two mountain ranges, 40 hectare Mas Codina is a boutique, family-owned company dating from 1681. It uses only estate-grown fruit.