The first mention of CAVA occurs in 1959 when the Trading Regulations for Sparkling and Carbonated Wines were established. The Order of the Ministry of Agriculture on the 23rd of April of 1969 regulates sparkling and carbonated wines, with sparkling wines produced by the “classic fermentation in a bottle and ageing in cellar” system recognised as having its own designation, thereby being able to “characterise its products with the CAVA designation”.
In 1972 the regulatory Council of Sparkling Wines was constituted operating in an equivalent manner to the Designations of Origin, with Cava remaining subject to its own regulations in relation to production and commercialisation. |