Celebrate the New Year or Just Celebrate with Vilarnau

This is the season for celebrations! Vilarnau Cava’s are perfect for any celebration. Just look at the packaging. It screams party, good vibes and celebrate!

Vilarnau is proud to now be 100% organic. They hold the Organic Viticulture Certificate issued by the Catalan Council for Organic Agriculture. They strive to make the best cava with as little impact on the environment as possible. All of Vilarnau Cavas are produced in the traditional methode champenoise, the same method Champagne is produced.

Ways to enjoy Vilarnau Cava

• Pop the cork when the clock hits midnight New Year’s Eve
• Brunch New Year’s Day
• Apres Ski
• In the hot tub
• Cuddled next to the fireplace with your loved one
• After shoveling snow
• Sunday Brunch
• Hump Day - because the weekend will be here soon!
• On the beach
• Watching the sunset
• Celebrating a new job or promotion
• Wedding
• Bridal Shower
• Weekend Wine
• Watching your favorite sports team on TV (For me it’s the Buffalo Bills!)

You really don’t need an excuse, you are gifted every day, celebrate that! Priced at $14.99 and $15.99, it should be your house bubbly. Before you even pop the cork, take notice and enjoy the beautiful artwork of the bottle.

Vilarnau Brut Reserva NV SRP $14.99 This is your typical cava blend of the indigenous grapes of the region: 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada and 15% Xarel.lo, aged over 15 months in the bottle. Elegant bubbles shooting straight up with excitement. Notes of green apple, pear and citrus lead to a mid-palate creaminess and a touch of brioche.

Vilarnau Brut Reserva Rose NV SRP $15.99 This blend is 85% Garnacha and 15% Pinot Noir. Each grape variety is fermented separately in stainless steel tanks, blended and bottled for the second fermentation. After the second fermentation, the cava is aged for 15 months in the bottle. The bright red berries just burst out of this cava. It’s fresh, yet elegant with a soft creaminess to it.

Prosecco Time

My kitchen is a mess, we are under a full kitchen renovation.  We turned our wine room into a now pantry for the next few weeks. (don't worry, we can still get to our wine).  Now this small room is home to our plates, food and our fridge.

Have you moved a fridge lately?  This move was tight and the only two people move the fridge were Paul and I. What do you reward yourself with after the relocation...pop a bottle of sparkling!  In this case it was a bottle of Venegazzu Montelvini Asolo Prosecco.

Asolo Prosecco is produced in Colli Asolani which is the hilly area of nothern central Veneto.  It runs from north-east to south-west between the towns of Cornuda and Asolo. The best vineyard sites are on the southern hillsides where the slopes are south facing and get lots of sun and offer loose soils for drainage.

We uncorked the bottle and got lots of bread on the nose. It was fresh with floral aromas and hint of apple. I felt the carbonation was on the strong side and didn't quite expect that. The bubbly was quite enjoyable and smooth on the palate with flavors of Fuji apples.  The Prosecco went well with the Red Lentil Chipotle Hummus we snacked on.