The Difference Between Champagne and Cava?

Champagne and Cava are sparkling white wines, traditionally consumed during a celebration

Most Champagne (from France) is a blend of wines from many different village vineyards in the region. The trick the vintner has to perform is to blend these different wines from different years to create a consistent taste. Champagne Houses masterfully blend the mix of wines to produce their same, distinctive taste each year. The blended wines is poured into bottles with a pinch of yeast and sugar. The yeast reacts with the sugar to give a little more alcohol and carbon dioxide (the fizziness). The gas builds inside the sealed bottle to a great pressure, waiting to be released when the cork is pulled.

Cava (from Spain) is made in the same way as Champagne but from different grape varieties including: Parallada, Macabeo and Monstrell. Because its grapes are grown in a cooler climate, Champagne is more acidic than Cava, which can be found to be rather more fruity. Cava is the Greek word for wine cellar and the Catalan word for cellar.