La DO Cava and the Canadian scientist Francois Chartier - internationally recognized as the greatest expert in flavors and harmonies - join forces. All of this will be done to scientifically demonstrate that he digs in the kitchen is a wine ideal for accompanying flavors of the world and create perfect harmonies. The objective is to carry it out not only with a plate, but with a full menu, both on special occasions and in everyday life. We will tell you more below.
It is a high-level and rigorous collaboration that the Cava Regulatory Council undertakes to disseminate the virtues of the product. In this way, it is pursued endorse its quality as a sparkling wine capable of creating universal harmonies. That is, to combine perfectly with the myriad of flavors from all countries.
Discovering cava in the kitchen
Backed by his outstanding journey in gastronomic science, Francois Chartier will make a scientific and organoleptic study of the dominant molecules (aromas). It will be made with four types of cava, differentiated by their upbringing: Cava (more than nine months), Cava Reserva (more than 15 months), Cava Gran Reserva (more than 30 months) and Cava de Paraje Calificado (more than 36 months). Then, you will develop the molecular profile of each one and relate them to ingredients and foods that share the same elements. All this to find the perfect gastronomic harmonies.
These ingredients and foods will be drawn from five of the world's leading cuisines. The focus gastronomies have been chosen for he digs in the kitchen: the diet mediterranean, Japan, Peru, Mexico and the US. The study of these five types of food will result in a World Food Map and it will be crossed with the analysis of the different types of cava. In this way, it is intended to find all possible combinations and demonstrate the versatility of this high-quality sparkling wine.
The alliance with one of the world's leading authorities on flavor and gastronomic combinations of Chartier shows the vocation of the DO Cava for expressing your culinary flexibility. This drink is the perfect food pair spicy, spicy, extreme flavors and traditional cuisine. Creates appetizing synergies that lead to new flavors, proving that the result of the sum of cava and gastronomy it goes much further. The results of this study will see the light at the beginning of 2020.
François Chartier, Créateur d'Harmonies
Canadian Francois Chartier, who currently resides in Barcelona, is recognized internationally. As one of the pioneering researchers in the field of aromatic creations of recipes and in the aromatic harmonies between wines and dishes. The world-renowned critic Robert M Parker Jr. said of Chartier which is "A true genius!" While Ferran Adrià and Juli Soler, from El Bulli, they consider him “the number one expert in flavors”. He is the author, among others, of Papillae and Molecules, best cookbook in the world for Gourmet World Cookbook Award 2010.
Brief review of the DO Cava
With more than one 60% international sales, the Denomination of Origin Cava is DO Spanish that exports the most. It brings together more than 38.000 hectares of vineyards and more than 6.800 winegrowers. Their 370 wineries Associates are present in more than 100 countries. The cava in the kitchen, as well as a universal companion to the best recipes, it is present in the most prestigious and recognized restaurants in the world.
About the cava pairing
El Pairing currently provided by the digging it is really magnificent. His versatility for its characteristics such as carbon dioxide, its acidity and cologne they can give a lot of play. In many of the kitchens of the world. It can be said that it is an almost safe bet and it is a wild card for any doubt in the accompaniment of dishes.
Due to its characteristics, it fits very well with five basic flavors (sour, sweet, salty, sour and umami). In the case of the latter and, as an example with the Iberian ham, it is appreciated that the flavors are exponentially enhanced. With the fatty foods, the carbonic gas helps to improve and make the flavor more bearable. The same is true for products so sweet. The freshness of the cava and its balanced acidity help with copious meals. Another great advantage This wine is that we can choose and adjust our pairing between Bruts, semi-dry and sweet, always depending on the dish.
