Naveran Cava Brut Vintage 2022 BFCM21ALL VENN exists to make wines

VENN exists to make wines that are easy to find on a European vacation and weirdly hard to find here — this one nails the brief

offering lively pear and melon flavors and a refreshingly bitter touch of orange pith

with an apricot depth most coastal whites cannot reach

Eigashima Shuzo holds Japan’s first whisky license

From the producer: 2021 and 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold Winner

Naveran Cava Brut Vintage 2022 BFCM21ALL VENN exists to make winesMost Cava at this level is anonymous, industrial and forgettable. Naveran's Brut Vintage is none of those things: estate grown, organically farmed, vintage dated, and built from the classic Catalan trio of Xarello for structure, Macabeo for fruit and Parellada for lift, off vines planted between 1970 and 1995 in clay and limestone. It rests at least a year on the lees, which lends a whisper of toast without dulling the crunch. The family has been