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Cava (Catalan:, pl. caves; Spanish:, pl. cavas) is a sparkling wine of denominación de origen (DO) status from Spain. It may be white ( blanco ) or rosé ( rosado ). The Macabeo , Parellada and Xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for producing cava. [ 1 ]
Two cultural sites from Quảng Nam were listed in 1999: Hội An Ancient Town and Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary. Hạ Long Bay and Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park were listed as natural sites in 1994 and 2003, respectively, before receiving the extension on the criteria for exceptional geological and geomorphologic values by the World Heritage ...
Before becoming a national park, this area had been a nature reserve. The Phong Nha Nature Reserve with an area of 50 km 2 was officially declared by the Vietnamese government on 9 August 1986 and was extended to 411.32 km 2 by 1991. On 12 December 2001, the Vietnamese Prime Minister by Decision 189/2001 189/2001/QĐ-TTG turning then a nature ...
The entry of Phong Nha Cave Phong Nha Cave. Phong Nha Cave is a cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam.It is 7,729 metres long and contains 14 grottoes, as well as a 13,969 metre underground river.
The Cát Tiên archaeological site is located just outside the park boundary on the northern bank of the Dong Nai river (between Cat Loc and Nam Cat Tien, facing towards the latter). Excavations carried out between 1994 and 2003 revealed a group of temples, belonging to a previously unknown Shaiva Hindu civilization which probably inhabited the ...
Map of ancient Asia shows location of the Âu Việt state of Nam Cương and other Viet’s kingdoms. According to folklore, prior to Chinese domination of northern and north-central Vietnam, the region was ruled by a series of kingdoms called Văn Lang with a hierarchical government, headed by Lạc Kings ( Hùng Kings ), who were served by ...
Macabeo, also called Viura or Macabeu (Catalan: [məkəˈβew], French:), is a white variety of wine grape.. It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.
Years later, in 1872, Josep Raventós produced cava for the first time in Spain using the “traditional method” and established a completely new industry in the Alt Penedès region. The Codorníu cellars at Sant Sadurní d'Anoia were built on the orders of Manuel Raventós between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century ...