Trouble bubbles as Spain’s rebel winemakers ditch cava label

Vineyards in the Penedes region are trying to lose the stigma of cheapness and make corpinnat the new champagne. Our wine critic has thoughts

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Top cava producers, including Juvé y Camps, are leaving the DO and renaming their sparkling wines ‘corpinnat’ with stricter quality controls.