Sant Aniol Classic Sparkling Mineral Water 750 ml — Case of 12, Glass

A 750 ml bottle belongs in the middle of the table, and this one carries a sparkling water from the volcanic Garrotxa region of Catalonia. Sant Aniol filters through basalt before it rises at a protected spring in a natural park, and it is bottled near that source in north-east Spain.

The mineral content is modest, 190 mg/L, with a pH of 7.4. In the glass that reads as soft water under a fine, steady carbonation: lively at first, then smooth, with nothing heavy left behind. It keeps pace with a long meal of grilled seafood, rice dishes and roasted peppers, and it sits comfortably beside a bottle of wine.

Restaurants can pour this size tableside, and it suits dinner parties at home just as well. Order a case of 12 glass bottles and keep a few chilled for the next meal that calls for more than one glass.