Rioja wine region
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All change for Rioja quality?By Harry Fawkes Last updated
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Alvaro Palacios 2015 vintage previewBy Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Rioja under £25: panel tasting resultsRed Rioja priced between £8 and £25 is better value than ever before. See our judges' outstanding and highly recommended wines here.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Contino ‘founding father’ Jose Madrazo diesJose Madrazo, one of Rioja's biggest proponents for more than 40 years and co-founder of the Contino winery, has died.
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Great value mature Rioja winesChosen from our panel tasting...
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Anson: Fomenting a Spanish red wine revolutionHow can Spanish red wines take the next step up?
By Jane Anson Last updated
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First taste: Vega Sicilia’s new releases, including Único 2009Sarah Jane Evans rates the latest wines...
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Published
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Wine Legend: R López de Heredia, Viña Tondonia Blanco 1964A wine with 'brilliant focus and balance...'
By Stephen Brook Last updated
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Producer profile: Remírez de GanuzaKnown for its pioneering techniques and singular approach towards winemaking...
By Matt Walls Published
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Exciting ‘reformer’ Rioja wines to tryAdam Lechmere picks 11 top Rioja wines from these new radicals.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
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Wine Legend: Marques de Murrieta, Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial 1925Marques de Murrieta, established by Luciano de Murrieta y Garcia-Lemoine in 1852, was the first Rioja estate to export its wines.
By Stephen Brook Last updated
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Visit seven wineries in a day: Haro wine festival in RiojaAll within walking distance...
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Last updated
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Premium red Rioja – panel tasting resultsIncredible value for money, said our judges...
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Rioja introduces ‘single vineyard’ categoryAfter years of lobbying from winemakers...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Anson: Rioja single vineyard ruling – Five key questions answeredJane Anson talks through the changes...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Back from the brink: Good value white Rioja winesSarah Jane Evans MW recommends the ones to try...
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Top Roda I, Rioja Reserva wines to trySarah Jane Evans reports on a vertical tasting...
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Vintage guide to RiojaSarah Jane Evans MW explains how styles have shifted as Rioja producers move away from the official classifications, and suggests the vintages, and wines, to look out for.
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Don’t forget Spain’s blending heritage, says Pingus ownerTradition should not be lost, says Sisseck...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Producer profile: TorresIt’s the most famous name in Spanish wine. But with its head, Miguel Torres, retiring this year, speculation is mounting as to who will succeed him, and where the producer will go from there.
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Reinventing Rioja
The rise of New World wines has forced Rioja's wineries to adapt to modern styles - just don't tell the Spanish. Margaret Rand reports
By Margaret Rand Last updated
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Spanish resurgence fuels record Rioja sales in 2013Global consumption of Rioja wines hit an all-time record in 2013 as Spain's domestic drinkers rediscovered one of the country's best-known wine regions.
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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White Rioja shortage pushes Marques de Caceres into RuedaBy Chris Mercer Last updated
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Bodegas Muriel buys cellar housing ‘legendary Rioja vintages’Spain's Bodegas Muriel says it will gain access to a 16th Century underground cellar containing 'legendary Rioja vintages' after aquiring the Conde de los Andes winery in Rioja Alta.
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Rioja’s ‘vintage of century’ 50 years onA tasting of the exalted 1964 Rioja vintage has shown both the potential value and the limits of this era in one of Spain’s premier wine regions.
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Rioja wine producers expand in Rueda in 2015By Barnaby Eales Last updated
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Rioja sales reach new high in 2014Global Rioja sales have continued their resurgence started in 2013, reaching a record 281m litres last year and with exports up by 3.5%, show official figures.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Spanish wine giant Codorniu expands in RiojaSpanish wine group Codorniu has embarked on a major expansion in Rioja through its majority-owned subsidiary, Bodegas Bilbainas, according to its chief executive, Javier Pages.
By Barnaby Eales Last updated
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Rioja festival goers soaked in 130,000 litres of red wineTen thousand people took part in the 'battle of wine' festival...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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La Rioja Alta invests 9million euros in harvest innovationLa Rioja Alta. S.A. has invested 9 million euros in 62 hecatres of new vineyards and innovative harvest facilities, to improve the quality of their wines.
By Hannah Seaton Last updated
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Understanding wine blending: The basicsWhat are the benefits of wine blends...?
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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Rioja rules check – ask DecanterDo DOCa Rioja rules require that each wine is barrel aged, bottled and labelled in a single release?
By Decanter Staff Published