Only wines produced in the champenoise traditional method may be labelled “cava”. Almost 95% of all cava is produced in the Penedès area in Catalonia, with the village of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia being home to many of Catalonia’s largest production houses as well as to Carus Unum cava.
The Macabeu, Parellada and Xarello are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for producing cava. The properties and characteristics of Cava owe themselves to the soils of the vineyards, the varieties of grape used and the climate. Penedès wine region stretches from the Mediterranean coastline to the highest areas, at an altitude of approximately 800 m.