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Oct 17, 2024 · There are over 500 wineries in La Rioja, ranging from small, boutique vineyards to some of the biggest names in Spanish wine. We spent one week in La Rioja, and in this guide, we list 15 wineries to visit in the Rioja wine region. Over the years, Tim and I have become quite the wine enthusiasts.
Feb 24, 2024 · Bodegas CVNE is one of the best wineries in La Rioja. This family business was founded in 1879 and is classified as Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja. A visit to the CVNE winery in Spain will leave the best impression.
Jul 3, 2024 · Today, Barrio de la Estación is home to some of the most prestigious and historic bodegas (wineries) in Rioja. These include names like López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, CVNE (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España), Bodegas Muga, and La Rioja Alta, among others.
Sep 18, 2023 · There are hundreds of bodegas in Rioja to visit and they are spread out over three principle zones – Alavesa, Alta and Baja. The area is so large, you would have to play darts with a Rioja wine map to decide where to go.
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- The Grapes
- Winemaking – The Different Styles of Rioja
- Rioja Wine Law & Age Statements on Labels
Rioja is divided into three zones: 1. Rioja Altais located in the western, higher part of the region, and includes the winemaking town of Haro which is home to many of the best Bodegas (Muga, CVNE, La Rioja Alta, Roda). The vineyards lie high on the slopes of the Sierra Cantabria (up to 800 metres) resulting in grapes that ripen late yet retain liv...
Tempranillo is the most important grape and is at the heart of Rioja's best wines. It makes abundantly fruity, light wines and has a special affinity with oak-ageing, becoming graceful, silky and perfumed with time. A typical crianza will be a blend of mostly tempranillo with some garnachato add body. Graciano (a fine Rioja speciality, prized for i...
The best way to choose Rioja is to find a bodega that makes the style of wine you like as modern-day Rioja offers such a range, varying from the very traditional to the overtly international. Interestingly it was Bordeaux negociants who influenced winemaking in Rioja, showing the locals how to age wine in oak barrels. Today, Rioja's wine styles are...
In 1926 Rioja established the first consejo regulador and so was the first Spanish wine to obtain Denominación de Origen status. The regulations govern many aspects of wine production but of most significance to wine drinkers are the rules specifying oak ageing: Joven:wines that have had no oak ageing. Crianza:wines must spend a minimum of one year...
May 13, 2023 · We managed to visit a good number of Rioja bodegas in one week. We visited family-owned boutique wineries and some of the most historic and well-respected wineries in Spain. And, we visited wineries in each of the three regions within Rioja: Rioja Alta, Rioja Oriental, and Rioja Alavesa.
Jan 19, 2022 · No visit to Rioja is complete without going to the Barrio, with its seven centuries-old wineries, but if you plan your trip for June 2022, you will have the chance to visit six of the prestigious bodegas in the barrio: La Rioja Alta. Muga. CVNE. Bilbaínas.
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