Northern Spain
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Rioja gran reserva: Panel tasting resultsRioja gran reserva can be a confusing category, but it does deliver consistent quality and is an accessible starting point for those who want to learn about aged wines.
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Published
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Bodegas Montecillo: Celebrating 150 yearsSponsored
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Bodegas Ondarre: The terroir interpreterSponsored
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Remírez de Ganuza: Reinventors of RiojaSponsored
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10 great Rioja crianza wines to tryAffordable and accessible, Rioja crianzas offer great value for money and plenty of drinking pleasure.
By Julie Sheppard Published
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Conde de los Andes: The pursuit of eleganceSponsored
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Faustino: forging aheadSponsored
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Bodegas de Alberto: a Platinum performanceSponsored
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The best Rioja vintages to drink nowIf you have any old bottles of Rioja in your cellar, now may be the right time to uncork them...
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Published
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Rioja 1990s: A vintage guideHow are the individual vintages stacking up against each other now?
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Published
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Martín Códax: Atlantic AlbariñoSponsored
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Bodegas Muriel: past meets presentSponsored
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Queirón, a new memory in RiojaSponsored
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Introducing Bodegas OlarraSponsored
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Galicia: Beyond AlbariñoGetting to grips with Galicia’s lesser-known varieties...
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Published
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Making good Riojan winePerhaps no other region has experienced such a sharp decline in fortune as Rioja. But now the Riojan industry has woken up to its problems, writes Victor de la Serna, and smaller producers with pride in their wines are leading the recovery.
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Beyond Rioja wineWhen 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
By John Radford Last updated
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The reign in Spain: Rioja wineThe 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 tastingThe 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
By John Radford Last updated
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Spanish wine Armada: RiojaOnce the name Rioja was synonymous with Spanish wine. These days, says JOHN RADFORD, the region is having to innovate to maintain its lead
By John Radford Last updated
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The Grapes of Galicia
Spain may not have a vast array of great white grapes to boast about, but it has every right to go into rapture about its finest, Albariño. TIM ATKIN does just that
By Tim Atkin MW Last updated
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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.
By Anthony Rose Last updated
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Bodegas Faustino: Leading the way in RiojaSponsored
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Martinez cooking lesson: Real RiojanosBy Fiona Beckett Last updated
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Best Rioja: Top wines to trySome of Decanter's top-rated Riojas...
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Last updated
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Meet Rioja’s wine nobilityA number of the most privileged and wealthy families are still highly regarded producers...
By Tom Cannavan Published
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Spanish wines you should have in your cellar: The top 24Which bottles deserve a spot in your cellar?
By Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW Published
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Why do bottles of Rioja have gold mesh – Ask DecanterIs it any indicator of quality?
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Published
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Exciting new wave wines from SpainThe 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...
By Julie Sheppard Published
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Riojas: 36 great winesDecanter asked a small team of expert tasters to find the best Riojas on sale in the UK at £5–20. Spanish wine expert VICTOR DE LA SERNA reports on the results
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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La Rioja Alta: The art of ageingSarah 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...
By Sarah Jane Evans MW Published
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Cellar Collection: Bodegas Roda, Roda I, 2004By Chris Wilson Published