Win a Trip to Rioja, Spain!
Did you know that Tempranillo is Rioja’s most widely-planted grape? Grown around the world, Rioja Tempranillo produces wines boasting a soft fruitiness when young and more velvety characteristics when aged.
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The Rioja region of Spain produces one of the world’s finest, and most long lived wines: Rioja. Rioja's renaissance, in the latter half of the 19th century, was a direct result of the phyloxera bug that decimated vineyards around the globe. While English merchants came to Rioja to replace their French imports, the wines here actually have much more in common with Chianti.
Both wines are blend relying heavily on one grape, in this case Tempranillo. Like Chianti’s Sangiovese, Tempranillo usually produces a relatively high acid wine of medium to medium-full body. Tempranillo tends to produce wines with a dusty, leathery edge to their raspberry and blackberry fruit tones. With additions of Graciano, Mazuela and Grancha the wines of Rioja can take on additional layers of flavor and aroma but the tradition of extended oak aging for Rioja's great wines contributes an even more obvious imprint.
While the Spaniards have traditionally been a fan of the strong vanilla and coconut component that American oak Read more »
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Wine writer (and HR exec). I write a weekly column for Huffington Post, and my blog is http://www.RJonWine.com. I have over 34,000 tasting notes on CellarTracker, where I'm the most "favorited" TN author.
Popular wines made in Rioja under $20
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Bodegas Muga Tempranillo Blend Rioja Aro
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Bodegas Muga Tempranillo Blend Rioja Aro
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Ontañón Tempranillo Blend Rioja Arteso
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Bodegas Ramon Bilbao Tempranillo Rioja Edición Limitada Crianza
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Bodegas Bilbainas Tempranillo Blend Rioja Viña Pomal Reserva
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Bodegas del Marqués de Vargas Tempranillo Blend Rioja Privada Reserva
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Varietals Produced in Rioja View all
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Grenache
You’re a member of the ‘Rhône Ranger’ band. Your groupies think you’re ‘hot’, even when you're boozy and "strung out"...
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Tempranillo
History of the grape: Origins of Tempranillo are murky. It could be indigenous to the Spanish countryside, or it coul...
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Torrontes
Torrontes is really three closely related grape varieties -- Torrontés Riojano, the most common, Torrontés Sanjuanino...
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Macabeo
Macabeo is Spain’s most widely planted grape. From there, it has made its way to southern France’s Roussillon region,...
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Graciano
Though it is easily the most interesting and unique red grape in Rioja, its yields are low, it is prone to downy mild...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
Popular Wineries in Rioja View all
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Bodegas Baigorri
"Bodegas Baigorri bases its work on a value of duality and on the xcellence of its products and ...
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Castillo Labastida
Labastida Wineries and Vineyards combines the traditional wine-making ethos with the latest techn...
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Bodegas Palacios Remondo
Palacios focused his efforts on the Crianza, La Montesa, a Garnacha-based blend from south-faci...
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Bodegas Baron de Ley
A dream come true, BARÓN DE LEY is a winery which was devised and founded in 1985 by a small grou...
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Bodegas Ramón Bilbao
Bodegas Ramón Bilbao was established in 1924 by wine trader Ramón Bilbao Murga in the Rioja re...
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Bodegas Olarra, S.A,
Bodegas Olarra is located on the outskirts of Logroño, right in the heart of the Denominación de ...
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Oct 13, 2009
Guys anyone had a 2000 Murrieta Castillo y Ygay Rioja Gran Reserva ? If you love Rioja wines this is a sensual seductress that you do not want to pass up - she is as intoxicating as she is enchanting - with the first sip she will entice you in a world of pleasure and passion that will leave you wanting for another last kiss.... ;P http://sho...
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June 2013
Lacrimus Rex 2009
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I have never fallen in love with a Spanish wine (Cleo was close) but this was definitely worthy of that level of praise. This was amazing. Well balanced, perfectly blended. A little bit of spice. Red fruit. Read More
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June 2013
Bodegas Y Viñedos de la Marquesa Tempranillo Blend Rioja Crianza Valserrano 2009
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This one is different and tough to describe. It took me to a new level. First of all it really needs to breathe, I suggest an aerator or letting it breathe for a day. The cherry aroma is big and sweet smelling. The taste is strong and deep with cherry, black pepper and very pronounced tannins. After swallowing and a deep intake of air, it's inte... Read More
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June 2013
Ok, so on to pairing. It was very interesting to me that my bisque paired ... ... were as follows:- The white rioja and simpler chablis were the most versatile food-friendly wines with the selection of foods we tried. White rioja is clearly something I must spend more time getting to know. It was the only wine we tried that worked with all the... Read More
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June 2013
Hi! Time for a long overdue update. Unfortunately I will be going from memory ... ... ROMBAUER!6. A white Rioja: Altos de la Guardia Rioja Blanco (2011). A blend of Viura and Malvasia. This was an unplanned shot in the dark that I figured might make things a lot more interesting). And it did! 7. To compare with the Cali Chard, another Chard: ... Read More
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June 2013
Bodegas Muga Grenache Blend Rioja Rosado 2011
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Bright, acidic and goes great with salmon. Dry and mineral quality, nice fruit on the nose. Read More
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June 2013
Hey Northsideirish,Your search may be over thanks to Argentine torrontes! ... ... the provinces of Mendoza, La Rioja, and Salta. We have an article online about torrontes this week, with selections from all three provinces, and you can see reviews of 18 torrontes wines here. If you're looking for crisp, the ones from La Rioja may be the best f... Read More
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May 2013
Fernando Remirez de Ganuza Rioja Fincas de Ganuza Reserva 2005
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May 2013
Cheat and take something really pricey and highly rated and when your host ... ... higher and get much better Rioja. If you can find Monte Real, another well priced Rioja Reserva, it stunned a crowd I supplied not too long ago.Really top notch wine isn't hard to find at $20 if you are willing to go outside the Bordo/Cab/Pinot/Burg boundaries.... Read More
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Mar 28
I spent over 20 years travelling throughout all of Spain. Their wines are tremendous and, not to mention, their people, their rich culture, their unbelievable foods. I am presently trying to locate a Distributors in the USA who would be able to send me ETXEKO PATXARANA DESTILERIAS VIANA, S.A. I am also trying to obtain a vintage chart coveri...
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Jan 22, 2011
why i can't find rioja olagosa reserva 2005 in Marbella whole sale
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Apr 21, 2010
Hi!, Best regards from Spain. I like overall Rioja Luis Cañas. Its taste really good. Taste it friends!.
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