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- The main theories point to different origins: the traditional popular one that makes it correspond to the river Oja, the one that points to the term Rivalia that would be translated as "land of streams", the one that points as germ a nominal tautology in the term rivo Ohia that would mean "river of fluvial bed"; and the very diverse ones that indicate that it would have its origins in the Basque language, for example as union of the words herria and ogia being translated as "land of bread".
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La Rioja (Spanish: [la ˈrjoxa]) is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera. It has an estimated population of 315,675 inhabitants (INE 2018), making it ...
The etymology of the toponym Rioja, which is named after the autonomous community of La Rioja and which inherited lands populated by people from La Rioja in the past, such as the province of La Rioja and its capital in Argentina, a town in Chile, another in the province of Almería (Spain), and the province of Rioja and its capital in Peru, is ...
Feb 11, 2024 · Why is it called Rioja? The name “Rioja” is derived from the Rio Oja, a river that flows through the region. The combination of the river’s name and the region’s historical significance in winemaking gave rise to the name “Rioja.”
La Rioja, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historical region of Spain coextensive with the north-central Spanish provincia (province) of La Rioja (until 1980 called Logroño). La Rioja is bordered by the autonomous communities of the Basque Country to the north, Navarra to the northeast, and Castile-León to the south and west.
Aug 10, 2018 · Where is Rioja? Why is La Rioja good for a wine tour? We solve all your doubts in Top Things about Rioja wine region in Spain.
Rioja is Spain’s premier wine region and the oldest Designation of Origin in Spain (1925). It was also the first Designation of Origin in Spain to earn Calificada status (1991), which is the highest within the Spanish wine classification system.
Rioja is a designated denominación de origen calificada (DOCa), or ‘Qualified Designation of Origin’, the highest category in Spanish wine regulation. Many wines are traditionally blended from grapes from all three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alavesa.
