Spanish sparkling wine made by the champagne method is called Cava. The wine has a yeasty, nutty nose; it’s medium-bodied and bone dry on the palate with a lemony, chalky finish. Great value.

Food match: seafood pasta; mild cheeses

Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Cava, Spain, $14.25. LCBO #216960

Post City Magazines’ wine columnist, Tony Aspler, has written 14 books on wine and food. Tony also created the Ontario Wine Awards and has been inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame. He can be heard on 680News.