Is cava profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £120K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).

How competitive is the cava niche?

7 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cava?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Alcohol Content, Smell, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for cava peak?

Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cava niche?

Listings span £6.13–£40.52; the average listing price is £11.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 188 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cava

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great188.38

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£6.13–£40.52

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£11.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+9.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Okay£120K

£120K/yr · 90K searches

Competition

Okay69%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals Low Review Barrier

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cava is a £120K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (90K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cava market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £174K–£232K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 11.5%
Avg BSR: #13
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 0%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 78 months
Avg seller age: 197 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Castillo de Sierra36%
Freixenet28%
Anna De Codorniu20%
Morrisons6%
Vilarnau5%
Jaume Serra4%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Open Trend

Top cava products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Castillo De Sierra Brut 75cl

Castillo de Sierra£6.804.4★100 rev

Codorníu Clasico Brut Cava White Sparkling Organic 75cl

Anna De Codorniu£6.934.5★75 rev

Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava Sparkling Wine 75cl

Freixenet£6.754.6★593 rev

Castillo De Sierra Rosado 75cl

Castillo de Sierra£7.054.3★48 rev

Freixenet Cordon Negro Cava 6 x 75cl

Freixenet£40.524.6★593 rev

Newest

by launch date

Jaume Serra Cava Bouquet Semi Seco 750ml

Jaume Serra£7.178 rev

1y ago

Castillo De Sierra Brut 75cl

Castillo de Sierra£6.80100 rev

4y ago

Castillo De Sierra Rosado 75cl

Castillo de Sierra£7.0548 rev

4y ago

Codorníu Clasico Brut Cava White Sparkling Organic 75cl

Anna De Codorniu£6.9375 rev

5y ago

Sparkling Wine Cava Brut - 75cl

UOOTPC£8.9418 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about cava

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall33%

“Excellent product”

Taste-Overall25%

“Fresh clean taste”

Value For Money8%

“Have bought this quite often previously as great price”

Color8%

“Both pink and blue are very nice”

Freshness8%

“Fresh clean taste”

What buyers complain about

Alcohol Content25%

“Alcohol content is 10% not 11% as stated”

Smell13%

“Did smell of yeast”

Value For Money13%

“perhaps a little expensive though”

Quality-Overall13%

“Inconsistent quality”

Taste-Overall13%

“Not so nice tasting”

Common questions

Is cava profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £120K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the cava niche?: 7 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cava?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Alcohol Content, Smell, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for cava peak?: Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cava niche?: Listings span £6.13–£40.52; the average listing price is £11.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 188 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.