Comments on: Pepe Raventos on leaving Cava and making the new Conca http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/ wine talk that goes down easy Sun, 19 May 2013 20:45:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/#comment-409915 Dr. Vino Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:20:15 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=12275#comment-409915 Dave – I haven’t spoken with him so I’m not sure what he meant by those comments. But Cava doesn’t have a great reputation (especially in the UK)–witness the rise of Prosecco in recent years as an easy-going bubbly. What with that and producers like Raventos defecting from the DO, he might want to rethink the strategy.

]]> By: Dave Erickson http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/#comment-409908 Dave Erickson Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:12:18 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=12275#comment-409908 A report on this in Decanter quotes Josep Albet, president of the Penedes consejo regulador thusly: “We need to emphasise that Cava is a high quality, unique product.”

If he’s serious about the “unique” part, then the D.O. is going to have to insist on grubbing up all those nice Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines and replacing them with parellada, macabeo and xarel-lo. Which might be a problem, since the high-end Cavas like Gramona have significant proportions of Chardonnay in the blend.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/#comment-409373 Dr. Vino Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:20:43 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=12275#comment-409373 Robin – Yes, Raventos managed to come up with their own name, so, you’re right, US sparkling wine producers should do the same. Recall our conversation about it from last fall:
http://www.drvino.com/2012/10/29/california-champagne-french-champagne-names/

]]> By: Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: A Hippy Commune http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/#comment-409313 Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: A Hippy Commune Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=12275#comment-409313 [...] Late last year, Raventos i Blanc announced that it had decided to withdraw from Spain’s Cava D.O. and file for a new one: Conca del Riu Anoia. Dr. Vino asked the owner why. [...]

]]> By: RobinC http://www.drvino.com/2013/03/13/pepe-raventos-on-leaving-cava-and-making-the-new-conca/#comment-409225 RobinC Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:54:41 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=12275#comment-409225 I’m impressed. Here is someone who unapologetically believes that his own sparkling wine is on a par with champagne. So, why is the U.S. trying to imitate champagne? Let it go. Get a new name like Señor Raventós did.

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