Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

CAVA DE PARAJE CUALIFICADO

English translation:

Single estate Cava classification

Added to glossary by S Ben Price
Apr 25, 2016 19:48
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

CAVA DE PARAJE CUALIFICADO

Spanish to English Art/Literary Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
This is an interesting one. This term has not been established yet, and we have a chance to come up with a good English version before by sheer repetition a bad one becomes accepted.

The Spanish wine industry is mulling over a new idea, the CAVA DE PARAJE CUALIFICADO. The idea is to do something similar to what the French have done with the name champagne, to build a protected brand. The word they are stressing is "paraje", which I think is supposed to convey a sense of value, elegance, tradition etc. I think it has to be applicable to an area of any size, from a single estate to a larger area. Right now I have QUALIFIED CAVA AREA, which conveys not much of anything. So I guess I'm looking for an "elevated" word for area, to steal a food term.

TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 Single estate Cava classification

Discussion

Charles Davis Apr 25, 2016:
Careful It's calificado, not cualificado, and it doesn't mean qualified.

Proposed translations

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Single estate Cava classification

I found this link, not sure if you feel this is one of the "bad ones"?

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2014/05/single-estate-cava...



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Note added at 37 mins (2016-04-25 20:26:21 GMT)
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You´re welcome Ben. I also agree with Charles comment about the difference between "cualificada" and "calificada" - this example would seem to cover the correct interpretation.
Note from asker:
Actually that changes everything. The description I read was much more open-ended in the interpretation of paraje, but this is very clear that it's talking about single estate (château). Thanks! :)
Peer comment(s):

agree patinba
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