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The best Rioja vintages to drink now
If you have any old bottles of Rioja in your cellar, now may be the right time to uncork them...
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Rioja 1990s: A vintage guide
How are the individual vintages stacking up against each other now?
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Beyond Rioja wine
When Rioja prices rocketed towards the end of the 1990s, buyers started to look elsewhere. JOHN RADFORD highlights the best affordable Spanish regions giving Rioja a run for its money
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The reign in Spain: Rioja wine
The production of Rioja took off in the 1990s. VICTOR DE LA SERNA explains how new-style wines are a return to the past
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Spain a red decade: Rioja tasting
The 75th anniversary of La Rioja's Consejo Regulador provided ample excuse for a tasting. JOHN RADFORD samples the 1999 and some of the region's older and greater vintages
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Spanish wine Armada: Rioja
Once the name Rioja was synonymous with Spanish wine. These days, says JOHN RADFORD, the region is having to innovate to maintain its lead
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A giant awakes
A wind of change is sweeping through the bodegas of Spain's greatest wine region. ANTHONY ROSE reports.
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Best Rioja: Top wines to try
Some of Decanter's top-rated Riojas...
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Meet Rioja’s wine nobility
A number of the most privileged and wealthy families are still highly regarded producers...
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Spanish wines you should have in your cellar: The top 24
Which bottles deserve a spot in your cellar?
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Why do bottles of Rioja have gold mesh – Ask Decanter
Is it any indicator of quality?
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Exciting new wave wines from Spain
The Viñateros tasting in London highlighted the work being done by Spanish winemakers to create distinctive wines with a unique sense of place. Julie Sheppard recommends a selection of their bottles from across Spain to try...
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La Rioja Alta: The art of ageing
Sarah Jane Evans MW reports on a stunning vertical of top Rioja, hosted by Julio Sáenz, technical director of La Rioja Alta, at the Decanter Spain and Portugal Fine Wine Encounter...
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Regional profile: Rioja Oriental
The changing of this sub-region’s name from Rioja Baja to Rioja Oriental holds deep significance...
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Affordable Rioja £10-£20: Panel tasting results
It’s a time of change for Spain’s most famous wine region
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Wine Legend: Bodegas Roda, Roda I Reserva 1994
'A fresh, linear wine, with a lively palate...'
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Anson: Exclusive Macán vertical – Rothschild & Vega Sicilia’s joint project
Jane Anson visits the Macán winery in La Rioja to taste a vertical of the estate's flagship wine
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Star buys of 2015: Spain and Portugal
Top-scoring wines from Spain & Portugal...
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Wine Trails: Rioja travel guide
Read the Rioja travel guide from the new Lonely Planet book Wine Trails the best places to stay, where to eat and what to do when visiting Rioja.
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Marqués de Murrieta: Ygay, Dalmau & Capellania all tasted
Discover the secrets behind the revered Rioja producer...
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Wine Trails: Six Rioja wineries to visit
As part of our series of extracts from Lonely Planet's new travel book Wine Trails, see the six Rioja wineries they've picked to visit during your wine holiday.
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Top mature Rioja from our panel tasting
There's great value if you know where to look...
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Producer profile: CVNE
John Stimpfig heads to its 19th-century Haro bodega to find out how it has remained true to its heritage while moving with the times.
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Comparing Artadi terroirs: Single vineyard wines
The single vineyard wines of Artadi are among the best in Rioja...
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Great white Rioja wines for summer
Rioja whites are reaching new heights with cooler sites...
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Ten of the best Rioja producers – and wines to buy
Tim Atkin MW picks 10 of his favourites...
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Aged white Rioja back to 1920: What does it taste like?
White Rioja can last longer than you think...
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The many faces of Rioja
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Ramón Bilbao Mirto: A Rioja vertical
'One of the most important and influential wines in Rioja'...
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Tasting the diversity of Rioja terroir
How different can wines from different vineyards in Rioja be?
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Anson on Thursday: Redefining Rioja terroir
Jane Anson explores Rioja terroir with fresh eyes and finds there is a fightback in the Spanish region among those seeking to promote its diversity.
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Producer profile: Bodegas Faustino
Identifiable wines from this Spanish producer...
