"This is NOT a Cava! This is a Sparkling wine produced using the “Ancestral Method”. Pale yellow colour with soft green iridescence, constant bubbles and a fine steady flow. On the nose there are aromas of white fruit (pear), hints of citrus (lemon) which provides a very refreshing background. Some creamy notes of pastries, brioche, soft nuts (almonds), presence of yeast with hints of warm bread and croissant, a touch of herbs. Pleasant coolness during its entry, tasty overall presence with fresh and ripe white fruit, light touch of a bitter taste, dried fruit notes, good acidity, spacious, light creaminess. Refreshing sparkly. Long and an aftertaste of white fruit and some citrus."

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Mas Candi

Mas Candi is a revolutionary winery located in the Penedes region of north-eastern Spain. It was started up in just 2006 by four viticulture and winemaking students from France. They are a tiny winemaking venture that use solely their own grapes from their own organically farmed vineyards. Their flagship grape is Xarel-lo, one of the most under-rated white grapes in all of Spain. They have made it their life's work over the last decade to produce serious wines from Xarel-lo to show the world how incredible it can be.

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Mèthod Ancestral (Sparkling wine from Penedès)

While this wine originates from the most famous Cava-making region in Spain, it is made in the mèthod ancestral.

HISTORY OF THE NAME

"The Penedès became, during the Spanish Civil War, the centre of operations of Republican Aviation, Gloriosa, They created four airfields in this territory when their airfield in Aragon was lost and the advance of Franco 's troops was expected in the province of Lleida. Also the Penedès became, from that moment, and one of the main focus of the bombing targets on the other side.

These four airfields, located in Santa Oliva, the Monjos, Sabanell (Font-Ruby) and the Pacs would become to be known as the Vesper of the Gloriosa, in Castilian the Avispero of Gloriosa. They were crucial for the actions of the Ebro and Segre that took on place between April and May 1938, during the Battle of Ebro and during the offensive campaign Seròs and Catalonia, until January 1939 when they were abandoned by the Republicans against Franco's offensive.

The Regional Council of Alt Penendès, with the collaboration of the Institute of Penedesencs Studies, Vinseum and the General Department of Memory and Peace of the Generalitat sign-posted the route dedicated to Republican Aviation in the Penedès and runs through the remains of the four aerodromes: shelters, barracks, control booths...

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Penedes

Penedes is the vast region in northeastern Spain. The fair majority of the Pendes' claim to fame it from the "Champagne of Spain": Cava. Cava is a sparkling wine that is made in exactly the same way as Champagne (bottle-fermented/methode traditionelle) just with Spanish grape varietals. Those white grape varietals are: Xarel-lo, Parellada and Viura and Tempranillo and Garnacha can be used for the roses.

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