noun
- A Spanish sparkling wine produced by the traditional champagne method.
Usage: Often capitalized when referring to the wine region or the wine itself in formal contexts.; Common in Spain and increasingly popular internationally.
Examples
- We celebrated with a bottle of cava instead of champagne.
- Cava is a popular choice for New Year's Eve toasts.
- The Spanish restaurant offered several varieties of cava on their wine list.
- She preferred the crisp taste of cava to other sparkling wines.
- Cava production is centered in the Catalonia region of Spain.