Torre Oria Cava Brut

”Torre Oria founded in 1897 in the Utiel Requena DOC near Valencia by the Oria de Rueda family is a relative newcomer to the production of Cava. Originally founded to be close to the area’s thriving silk industry in which the family had financial interests and to produce premium still wines Torre Oria did not fashion Cava until 1981. However as recent medals and accolades attest Torre Oria has quickly mastered the art of producing world class Cava. All of Torre Oria’s vineyards are dry-farmed and tended using sustainable methods. Very little machinery or sprays are used in the vineyard. Only Macabeo grapes flow into Torre Oria’s Cava and all are manually harvested from mineral-laden vineyards during the month of August. The grapes are then pressed and vinified at cold temperatures and stored for up to a month in large steel vats. The wine is then blended with a selection of yeast and natural sugar when it is bottled (dosage) to insure the secondary fermentation that gives the C