Mainegra - NV Brut Cava variety_Verdicchio on two shochu bases: chicory

on two shochu bases: chicory and sake lees

unfined and without any additions

Like the wines of ye olde days

it’s the backdrop for the Catarratto vineyards of Criante which lie on mainly clayey soils in this part of Trapani

half fermented with natural yeasts

Mainegra - NV Brut Cava variety_Verdicchio on two shochu bases: chicoryCava is a curious region style in Spain. It is the only legally binding appellation in Europe that is not one continuous zone. The ancestral home is north of Barcelona, near Penedes, but sizeable production exists north of Zaragoza, in Navarra, and it is here that we find Mainegra. Certified organic, and in fact one of the pioneers of sparkling wine in the region. Their Brut spends over a year resting on its lees to gain texture and complexity, and