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Rioja

Rioja is a wine region in Spain. Spain's classic Tempranillo region, known for red fruit and a long tradition of oak aging.

Where it is

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Places in Rioja

  • Rioja Alavesa

    The part of Rioja that lies in the Basque province of Álava, north of the Ebro River below the Sierra de Cantabria, known for Tempranillo red wines.

  • Rioja Alta

    The western part of Rioja in northern Spain, around the town of Haro, known for Tempranillo red wines.

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Grapes

Producers in Rioja

  • Bodegas Campillo

    A Rioja Alavesa producer from the Faustino family, Bodegas Campillo has made wine under the name for decades and occupies a Bordeaux château-inspired winery built in 1990.

  • Bodegas Manzanos

    A Rioja and Navarra producer founded in 1890 and run for five generations by the Fernández de Manzanos family.

  • La Rioja Alta

    A Rioja house with its own cooperage and long American-oak aging, with Gran Reserva 890 reserved for selected vintages alongside 904 and Viña Ardanza.

  • Remelluri

    A Rioja estate that released the first modern single-estate Rioja with its 1971 vintage, on land with winemaking recorded since 1596.

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