Cava producers take a pop at champagne with top-end classification

Spain hopes new category will put fizz back into the reputation of a sparkling wine often overshadowed by its French cousinCava, ally of thrifty bucks fizz fans, bitter adversary of prosecco and a drink long viewed as champagne’s poor relation, is looking to reclaim its status as one of the world’s greatest sparkling wines with a high-end category intended to take the fight firmly to the French.
The wine, which is made in the same way as champagne, has proved a huge success for Spain