SPAIN | CAVA | JUVÉ & CAMPS
ABOUT JUVÉ & CAMPS
Juvé & Camps is a historic, family-owned sparkling wine house from Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in Catalonia, the heartland of Cava production near Barcelona. Although the family’s roots as winegrowers go back to the late 18th century, the first sparkling wines under the Juvé name were released in 1921 by Joan Juvé Baqués and his wife, Teresa Camps. Over the following decades, successive generations expanded vineyard holdings, modernized the cellars, and helped position the estate as one of Spain’s benchmark producers of Cava.
The winery is especially known for its focus on long-aged Gran Reserva Cavas, such as Gran Juvé & Camps (first produced in 1972) and Reserva de la Família, which began in 1976 as a private family-only cuvée before becoming one of the most recognized Brut Nature Cavas worldwide. These wines typically spend several years aging on lees, which contributes to their fine mousse, brioche-like complexity, and ability to develop in bottle.
In recent years, the estate has emphasized organic viticulture and sustainability, converting all of its substantial vineyard holdings to certified organic farming and becoming one of the largest organic estates in Spain. Grapes are hand-harvested from estate vineyards, and the winemaking philosophy combines modern technology with an avowedly artisanal approach, aiming to let site and vintage character show through in each cuvée. With production numbering in the millions of bottles yet a reputation for quality and precision, Juvé y Camps is often cited as a leader in the Gran Reserva Cava category and a key reference point for Spanish sparkling wine globally.
ABOUT CORPINNAT CAVA
Corpinnat is a collective brand created in Catalonia to identify high-quality, traditional-method sparkling wines from the historic heart of the Penedès region, emphasizing origin and terroir more strongly than the broader Cava designation. The name blends “cor” (heart, in Catalan) and “pinnat” from the Latin root of Penedès, underlining that these wines must come from a precisely defined area where Spanish sparkling wine first developed over a century ago. Producers who use the Corpinnat label formally left the Cava appellation and can no longer put the word “Cava” on their bottles, positioning Corpinnat as a separate, more terroir-driven category.
The production rules for Corpinnat are significantly stricter than the base requirements for Cava, with a focus on organic farming, indigenous grape varieties, and long aging on lees. Grapes must be 100 percent organic, harvested by hand, vinified entirely at the producer’s own winery, and the wines must age at least 18 months on lees, which is double the minimum for standard Cava. At least 90 percent of the blend must come from traditional local varieties such as xarel·lo, macabeu, parellada, malvasia, garnacha, monastrell, sumoll, and xarel·lo vermell, with international grapes like chardonnay or pinot noir restricted to a small proportion.
Corpinnat emerged partly as a response to concerns that the Cava category had come to be seen internationally as a source of cheap sparkling wine, dominated by large-volume brands and looser quality expectations. By enforcing higher grape prices, organic viticulture, and longer aging, the association aims to support sustainable viticulture and lift the reputation of Penedès sparkling wines into the same conversation as other premium traditional-method regions. For drinkers, Corpinnat wines typically show a combination of marked acidity, pronounced mineral character from Penedès’ calcareous soils, and complex autolytic notes from extended lees aging, while still retaining a clear sense of fruit and place
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