Spain: The world of cava and co.

With more than 200 million bottles regularly produced each year, Spain is one of the most important sources of quality sparkling wine in the world. The sparkling wines are produced almost exclusively under the Denominación de Origen Cava (DO Cava) quality designation, which was introduced in 1986. Even though around 96 percent of all cava production takes place in the Penedès wine-growing region to the west of Barcelona, the DO is not limited to a specific region of origin, but encompasses around 159 municipalities in Spain.