Sparkling wine

Champagne is not the only bottle that pops. 15 of our 22 sparkling wines come from Utiel-Requena, inland from Valencia, where the vines grow at around 700 metres and cool nights keep the acidity. Eight of them are made by Viña de Eufemia, from Brut Nature to Reserva Blanc de Noirs, all with the second fermentation in the bottle. Six come from Pago de Tharsys, whose founder Vicente García is known as the father of Cava in Requena. For comparison, six grower Champagnes from Denis Frézier sit alongside. From CHF 19.

Start with El Pino Mariano: pure Macabeo, Brut Nature, twelve months on the lees, CHF 19. Fuente Melada spends at least 25 months on the lees and carries the Cava de Guarda Superior grade. Carrasca Negra, a rosé from Pinot Noir and Garnacha, is our best-selling sparkling wine and won silver at VINUM. If you want to see how Requena holds up against Champagne, open Frézier Terroir Noir next to it: pure Pinot Noir, more than two years on the lees.

Meet the people behind them: Viña de Eufemia, Pago de Tharsys and Champagne Denis Frézier. Free shipping from 12 bottles.