New Year's champagne: Why cava is the elegant choice for New Year's toasts
When you’re getting ready to toast the New Year, chances are you’ll instinctively reach for the champagne. But maybe this year you should challenge tradition and try something new. Try cava, for example – champagne’s slightly overlooked Spanish cousin, which with its sublime quality, lively character and value for money attitude is just waiting for a chance to brighten up your evening. And what better occasion to step onto the big stage than New Year’s Eve itself.
Cava: The overlooked star
Let's get one thing straight: Champagne is a fantastic wine, and its history and status are well-deserved. But why let one product dominate the scene when a product like cava has at least as much to offer? Made using the same method as champagne, only with Spanish grapes like Macabeo, Xarel-lo and Parellada and grown in a warm and sunny Mediterranean climate, cava offers a completely unique experience with freshness, finesse and depth in the taste profile. No, Cava is by no means just a cheap substitute for champagne – it is an independent star with unique qualities in its own right.
Quality for the money
If you love quality but want to get the most for your hard-earned money, then cava is the answer. Where champagne can often cost a small fortune, cava delivers exceptional value for significantly less money. You can therefore afford to upgrade from standard to “reserva” or “gran reserva”, where extra aging means additional complexity and body that can rival the greatest wines in the world. And let’s be honest: New Year’s Eve is all about celebrating without limits – and cava allows you to pour extra without thinking about the bill.
Cava for the New Year's table
Cava is a versatile wine that can accompany you all the way through New Year's Eve from welcome to wreath cake:
Welcome and appetizer : The fresh acidity and fine bubbles make cava ideal for everything from crispy salty snacks to seafood and hearty soups and is also a fantastic appetizer.
Main course : Try an aged cava with fish, game, light or pink meat or cheese. It can go with most things. Download our gastronomic guide to cava right here
Wreath Cake : When the bells ring and the year changes, a semi-sec Cava is a perfect match for the cake and sets the right tone for the rest of the party.
A statement about a fresh start to the new year
Choosing cava for New Year's is not just a choice of wine - it's a statement. It's a decision to start the New Year with something new and fresh, without sacrificing the glamour and class of tradition.
So instead of automatically reaching for champagne this year, why not surprise your guests – and yourself – with a bottle of cava? It's elegant, flavorful, and ready to take its place by your side as you toast the New Year.
Happy New Year!
