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Reach for Cava this Summer: Summer Sipping with Oz Clarke & Tom Surgey

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 2, 2026. By Clare Malec.

In the second 2026 Summer Sipping episode, Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey encourage you to reach for Cava this summer. Did you know this Spanish sparkler is made in the same way as Champagne? Tasting three Cava’s Tom and Oz hope you will re-think Cava and see why we should all be drinking it when the sunshine comes out.

“Cava is a really smart glass of wine. ” Oz Clarke

Watch ‘Reach for Cava this Summer’ on YouTube to see Oz and Tom’s Oscar performance attempt as they act out the characteristics of the three main Cava grapes varieties (Macabeo, Parellada and Xarel-lo) and describe the history and production of Cava to explain why these three wines are not just party pop but serious sparkling wines in their own right:

Vallformosa, Blue Fin Organic Cava Brut Reserva 2021, D.O. Cava, Spain
RRP: £20.00
Stockists: Reserve Wines, Old Chapel Cellars, Dartmouth Wines

Pere Ventura, Tresor Cava Brut Gran Reserva 2022, D.O. Cava, Spain
RRP: £22.00
Stockists: Great Wine

Segura Viudas, Heredad Cava Brut Reserva 2021, D.O. Cava, Spain
RRP: £28
Stockists: Kenricks Wine Merchants, Simply Wines Direct, Vino.com

Other blogs and videos in the 2026 WineAlive Summer Sipping Series with Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey will include “Celebrate English Wine Week’, ‘Love Albariño Day with Rías Baixas’, ‘Smart Summer Wine-Based Cocktails’, ‘New Wave Summer Softs’, ‘It’s Rosé season!’ and ‘Make it an English Sparkling Summer’. See them all as they are published here:

Catch WineAlive’s full Summer Sipping series on YouTube at @wine-alive

Posted in Recommendations, Summer Sipping. On July 2, 2026. By Clare Malec.

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