Marques de Gelida Brut Cava 2005

Everyone has had a reason to celebrate and in my opinion no celebration is complete with a little bubbly.  Most people will say Champagne but there is much more available than just Champagne and if you have not explored anything other I highly suggest it.  This particular variety of sparkler is a Cava which comes from Spain.

My reason to celebrate this week was because of my amazing wife and her something she accomplished this week in New Hampshire.  Running has always been a passion of hers and she has recently been exploring the competitive nature of this as well and might I say she is quite good at it.  Natascia ran the Great Bay Half Marathon on the 11th.  This was technically her first race and all she wanted to do was finish...right, anyone that knows Natascia she is never satisfied.  She ended up coming in 8th in her Division and in the top 10% overall (men and woman) at 1hr 44 minutes, that's about 8 minutes a mile pace.  This course was no child's play either might I add, we ran into some old friends of mine who also were running the race and they had experience in other races and they were quick to say this was the toughest course they have ever done.

The day before when we were picking up her number we took advantage of the New Hampshire Liquor stores and I had her pick out a champagne/sparkling wine that she wanted (she has a crazy knack for picking out winners).  We usually go for Prosecco so I think this is the reason she changed things up a bit and chose a Cava...actually I think she just liked the bottle ;)

This Cava was very nice, however seemed to be lacking a little on the fizz factor.  I could definitely taste a hint of peach and mild citrus.  The finish was almost too smooth as it left practically zero aftertaste or that effervescent feeling you get with a sparkler.  I wouldn't jump right up and buy this one again, however if I see a sale tag on it I would probably scoop it up, it is normally in the $15-$20 range.

I would like to say how proud I am of my Wife, she has really taken this passion to a whole new level and is really going places with it.  She is for sure going to accomplish more with running and racing and is constantly looking for more races to sign up for, and when she does I will be right behind to Crack open a bottle of Bubbly...Cuz it's time to Celebrate!