The Rise of Rioja Wines
Fraser Neilson
For many people Spanish wine either means cava - their excellent local sparkling wine made by the same traditional method as the finest champagnes – or Rioja, the famous red full of ripe fruit flavours and delicious creamy vanilla.
The name itself refers to wines grown in the Rioja region of North Eastern Spain which is near the River (or Rio) Oja, hence the name. Few other wines get the same exposure as the Riojas so it is easy to forget the number of other great Spanish wines that there are available, which is not surprising really as Spain has the highest acreage under vine in the world and consequently a number of very different and very interesting wine regions.
One of the main selling points of Rioj...
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