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Rioja DOCa
- Region
- Subzones
- Styles
- Grapes
- Aging
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Rioja DOCa
- Region: La Rioja, Navarra, País Vasco
- Subzones: Rioja Alta (La Rioja & Castilla y León), Rioja Oriental-formerly Baja(Navarra), Rioja Alavesa (País Vasco)
- Styles Produced:
- Vino Espumoso de Calidad: Traditional Method Blanco or Rosado following the same assemblage requirements as still Blanco and Rosado wines.
- Blanco: 100% authorized white grapes
- Rosado: min. 25% combined authorized red grapes
- Tinto: min. 95% authorized red grapes (if destemmed), min. 85% authorized red grapes (if whole clusters or whole berries are used)
- Authorized Grapes:
- White Grapes: Viura, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Malvasía, Garnacha Blanca, Tempranillo Blanco, Maturana Blanca, Turruntés
- Red Grape: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Maturana Tinta
- Aging Requirements:
- Vino Espumoso de Calidad: min. 15 months on the lees from the date of tirage prior to disgorgement
- Vino Espumoso de Calidad Reserva: min. 24 months on the lees from the date of tirage prior to disgorgement
- Vino Espumoso de Calidad Gran Añada: min 36 months on the lees from the date of tirage prior to disgorgement.
- Crianza Blanco/Rosado: min. 18 months, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder may be in bottle, oak or stainless steel)
- Reserva Blanco/Rosado: min. 2 years, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)
- Gran Reserva Blanco/Rosado: min. 4 years, including at least 6 months in oak (remainder must be in bottle or oak)
- Crianza Tinto: min. 2 years, including at least 1 year in oak
- Reserva Tinto: min. 3 years, including at least 1 year in oak and 6 months in bottle
- Gran Reserva Tinto: min. 60 months of aging with at least 24 months in oak and at least 24 months in bottle
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Whare the requirements for Vino Espumoso de Calidad?
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- Traditional Method
- Only manual harvesting
- The entire process from the primary fermentation to the labeling post disgorgement before release must take place in the same location. The wine may not be relocated or transported at any time.
- No additions, coloring or filtration at any point throughout the production
- Transfer method is approved for bottle sizes smaller than 750 ml and larger than 3 L
- Vino Espumoso de Calidad Gran Añada must come entirely from a single vintage, and state the vintage on the label.
- Sweetness Designations:
- Brut Nature: Less than 3 g/l of residual sugar, and has not received dosage
- Extra Brut: Maximum 6 g/l of residual sugar
- Brut: Maximum 12 g/l of residual sugar
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What are the requirements for Viñedo Singular (Single Vineyard)?
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- Vineyard must be approved by the regulatory board
- Winery must have a 10 year history working with the vineyard
- Vines must be at least 35 years old
- Grapes must be manually harvested
- 100% of grapes must come from the named vineyard
- Wines must be produced, aged, and bottled at named winery
- The harvest of grapes destined for a single vineyard wine must be communicated to the Consejo Regulador prior to harvest
- The Consejo Regulador may assume control of a vineyard destined to be singularly labeled from July 1st to ensure that it is not manipulated, and that it corresponds to the yield and farming requirements
- The arrival of this fruit, along with its weight must be entered into the ‘Tarjeta de Viticultor’ and submitted to the Consejo Regulador for review
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What are the requirements for Vinos de Municipio?
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- Grapes must come exclusively from the municipality (but 15% from neighboring municipalities may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard)
- Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the municipality
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What are the requirements for Vinos de Zona?
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- Grapes must come exclusively from the zone (but 15% from neighboring zones may be allowed with 10 year history working with the vineyard)
- Vinification, aging, and bottling must occur within the zone
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When was La Rioja established as a DO and a DOCa?
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1991 (DO Rioja established 1933)
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Q
Rioja Alto is located within which Autonomias?
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La Rioja & Castilla y León
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Q
Rioja Alavesa is located with which autonomias?
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País Vasco
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Rioja Oriental is located within which autonomias?
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Navarra
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What is the Barrio de la Estacion?
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Train Station District in Haro
- Still serves as the center of wine production
- Producers located there
- Lopez de Heredia
- Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana (CVNE)
- La Rioja Alta
- Muga
- Gomez Cruzado
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When was the train system completed connecting Haro and Lograno?
How did this affect wine trade?
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1880
- Wineries were established around the train station in Haro
- Allowed for Rioja to supplement French production that was devestated by phylloxera
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When Rioja get hit by phylloxera?
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1899
- Lost 66% of vineyard area
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Q
What are “mallas”?
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Wire Cage put around Rioja bottling to ensure there was no fraud
- In 1858 Camilo Hurtado de Amézaga, Marques de Riscal invented a wire netting that covered the bottle, thereby preventing counterfeiters from either being able to slyly remove the cork, draining out the good wine and replacing it with something else, or simply refill and re-cork a used bottle, since it was impossible to remove the netting without breaking it, and once off, the netting could not be put back on the bottle. If there was something wrong with the wire netting surrounding the bottle, chances were, that bottle was a fake.
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Explain the title Marques de Riscal
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The title Marques de Riscal is a Spanish noble title created in 1708 by King Felipe V for Baltasar Hurtado de Amezaga, and since then only 7 other people have held it
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When was French oak introduced to Rioja?
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1960’s
- Enrique Forner of Marques de Caceres hired Emile Peynaud who advocated using new French Oak
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Q
When and how did Michel Rolland influence Rioja winemaking?
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1987
- Michel Rolland hired by Bodegas Palacio created a new flagship wine, Cosme Palacio y Hermanos Reserva Especial
- Matured for a shorter duration in new French barrels
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Q
What are vinos de autor?
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Wines more internationally styled to the palate of critics like Robert Parker
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What are vinos de autor?
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Wines more internationally styled to the palate of critics like Robert Parker
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Q
When did Rioja allow for village names to be added to labels?
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2017
- Consejo allowed village names to be labeled
- First pioneered by Priorat in 2009
- 144 villages but only the village of the vineyard and cellar can be labeled
- Wineries cannot feature a full portfolio of different village wines unless they have production facilities in each
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Describe the difference between modern and traditional Rioja producers
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Traditional
- Wineries adhere to late 19th and 20th century winemaking practices
- American Oak
- Racking often
- Blending from multiple subregions
- Open-top ferment
- Long oxidative aging
- Concentratd in Haro’s Barrio de la Estacion
Modern
- Found throughout region, including Haro
- Monovarietal
- Single subregion and single-vineyards
- New European Oak
- Cold soaking
- Temperature stainless ferment
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What is the name Rioja likely rerived from?
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Rio Oja
- A tributary of the Ebro River
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Q
What mountain is north of Rioja (and a part of Rioja Alavesa) that protects it from cold northerly wineds?
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Sierra Cantabria
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Q
List and describe the subzones of Rioja
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Rioja Alta
- La Rioja Region and a tiny section in Castilla y Leon
- Furthest west
- Haro and Logrono are the main production hubs
- Largest subzone - 40% of Rioja vineyard area - more than 27,000 ha
- Lopez de Heredia, Muga, CVNE, La Rioja Alta S.A.
- Oja and Najerilla River, both tributaries of the Ebro, form valleys with lots of vineyards
- Oja Valley - chalky, alluvials soils
- Najerilla Valley - iron-rich clay
Rioja Alavesa
- Basque Country
- Bordered to the North by the Sierra Cantabrian Mountains
- Non-contigous subzone
- Small section of Rioja Alta is inbetween two Alavesa vineyard areas
- North of the Ebro River
- Surrounds the town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- Limestone soils
- Highest elevation vineyards in Rioja near Labastida
- Has a tradition of carbonic-macerated Tempranillo that predates Bordeaux techniques
Rioja Oriental
Navarra region
Furthest east
2018 - Name changed to Oriental from Baja
Drier and hotter than Rioja Alta and Alavesa
First subzone to harvest
- High elevations vineyard in the Yerga Mountains
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What grapes are commonly grown in Rioja?
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Red
- Tempranillo - 39% of plantings
- Garnacha - 31% of plantings
- Most planted grape until 1973
- Used in Rioja Alta to add alcohol, body and fruitiness
- Used in Rioja Oriental as insurance incase Tempranillo doesn’t ripen
- Some Garnacha dominant blends exist
- Mazuelo (Carignan)
- Graciano
- Maturana Tinta (Trousseau)
White
- Viura (Macabeo)
- Chardonnay
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Verdejo
- Malvasia
- Garnacha Blanca
- Maturna Blanca
- Turruntes (Albillo Mayor)
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List the varietal breakdown for the following wines
- Lopez Tondonia
- Roda I
- Marques y Marietta Castill y Gay
- Muga Torre Muga
- La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza
- CVNE Imperial
- Vina Artadi El Pison
- Contino
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What are the aging requirements for Rioja?
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Vina Tondonia Reserva
- Viña Tondonia (100 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia. Soils are clay and alluvial, with a high proportion of limestone
- Inaugural vintage 1890
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva
- Viña Tondonia (100 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia. Soils are clay and alluvial, with a high proportion of limestone.
- Inaugural vintage 1890
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Bosconia Gran Reserva
- Viña Bosconia (15 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo. Soils are clay and limestone.
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Bosconia Reserva
- Viña Bosconia (15 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo. Soils are clay and limestone.
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Lopez de Heredia - Vina Cubillo
- Viña Cubillas (24 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo, used to make Viña Cubillo wines. Soils are clay and limestone.
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Gravonia
- Viña Zaconia (24 ha): Planted to Viura, used to make Viña Gravonia wines. Soils are stony.
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Tondonia Reserva
- Viña Tondonia (100 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia. Soils are clay and alluvial, with a high proportion of limestone.
- Inaugural vintage 1890
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva
- Viña Tondonia (100 ha): Planted to Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia. Soils are clay and alluvial, with a high proportion of limestone.
- Inaugural vintage 1890
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Who is this producer?
Lopez de Heredia - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1877
- Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva Rose
- Blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Viura.
- Inaugural vintage 1890.
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Who is this producer?
La Rioja Alta - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1890
- Gran Reserva 890
- Primarily Tempranillo from selected vineyard sites, with some Graciano and Mazuelo.
- Commemorates the estate’s original winemaker, Monsieur Vigier, and his first wine, the Reserva 1890.
- The wine is aged in a combination of new and three-year-old American oak barrels, then racked multiple times before bottling.
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Who is this producer?
La Rioja Alta - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1890
- Gran Reserva 904
- Primarily Tempranillo, with a small proportion of Graciano.
- Commemorates the 1904 acquisition of the Ardanza Winery. The wine is aged in used American oak barrels for an average of four years, then racked numerous times before bottling
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Who is this producer?
La Rioja Alta - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1890
- 70 to 80% Tempranillo, 20 to 30% Garnacha, from old vines in the warmer Rioja Baja region.
- The grapes are aged separately prior to blending and spend about three years in used American oak before bottling.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Muga - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1932
- Torre Muga: 75% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo, 10% Graciano, from vines grown on calcareous clay and alluvial soils.
- The wine is aged for six months in large wooden vats before aging in new barriques for 18 months, followed by a year in bottle.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Muga - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1932
- Prado Enea: 80% Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano, from vines grown on a combination of chalky clay and alluvial soils. The vinification process takes place in wooden vats of varying sizes, beginning with large vats during maceration and fermentation. The wine is transferred to smaller vats and aged for three years, with an additional three years in bottle. The wine is filtered with egg whites. Inaugural vintage 1968
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1852- Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial
- 85% Tempranillo, 15% Mazuelo, from the La Plana vineyard, planted in 1950.
- The grapes are destemmed and undergo fermentation separately in stainless steel vats.
- The Tempranillo is aged in American oak and the Mazuelo in French barrique for 28 months before being blended, bottled, and aged for about three years before release.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1852- Capellanía Reserva: 100% Viura from Capellanía Vineyard, planted in 1945.
- Prior to fermentation, the juice undergoes brief skin contact.
- The wine is aged in new French barrique for about a year and a half, with an additional year in bottle.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1852
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Who is this producer?
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1879
- Viña Real: Viña Real was established in the 1920s.
- With fruit from the Rioja Alavesa subregion, the winery produces a Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva, and small amounts of a cuvée called Pagos de Viña Real.
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Who is this producer?
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1879
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Who is this producer?
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1879
- Contino was established in 1973 as a joint project between CVNE owners and the Contino estate owners.
- Before that time, the Contino owners sold their fruit to CVNE for use in the Viña Real and CVNE wines.
- The Contino estate consists of 62 ha in the Laguardia in Rioja Alavesa. It has some of the oldest Graciano vineyards in the region, which it uses to produce a monovarietal Graciano wine.
- All of the Contino wines are made with fruit from estate vineyards.
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Who is this producer?
Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España - Rioja Alta - Haro - 1879
- Imperial
- The fruit used for Imperial wines comes from 28 ha of estate vineyards in the Rioja Alta subregion. The wine was first produced in the 1920s and is only made in exceptional vintages.
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Who is this producer?
Remelluri - Rioja Alavesa - Labastida
- Villages: Labastida (Álavese) and San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja)
- Sites: Doroño, Villaescusa, S.Esteban, Cerraja, Valderremelluri, San Cristóbal, Canales, Uzmendi, Transistor, Tabiques, and Cerraja at 605m to 805m
- Grapes: A blend of many different white grape varieties coplanted
- Vinification: Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels and cement
- Aging: 12 months in barrels, foudres, and concrete eggs, then eight months in barrels
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Who is this producer?
Remelluri - Rioja Alavesa - Labastida
- Village: San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Rioja Alta
- Sites: San Pablo, Gallocanta, Mindiarte, La Nava, Sta. Tornea, La Liende, Montecillo, Los Corrales
- Grapes: 95% Tempranillo / 5% Garnacha
- Vine Age: 25-80 years old
- Aging: 12 months in French oak barrels of various sizes and ages
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Who is this producer?
Remelluri - Rioja Alavesa - Labastida
- Labastida Village, Rioja Alavesa
- Sites: Marrate, El Calvario, Castrijo, Las Ginebras, El Bosque, La Torera, La Carbonera, and Henares in Labastida village
- Grapes: 95% Tempranillo / 5% Garnacha
- Vine Age: 25-80 years old
- Aging: 12 months in barrels of various sizes and ages
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Who is this producer?
Remelluri - Rioja Alavesa - Labastida
- Villages: Labastida (Álava) and San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja)
- Site: Villaescusa, Valderemelluri, El Fustal, El Rincón, Vadegarú, Cisqueros, Ruancho, and Valpardillo at 590 to 805m
- Grapes: Tempranillo 80% / Garnacha 9% / Graciano 11%
- Vine Age: Vines planted from 1918 to present—average age of 40 years
- Aging: 21 months in foudres and barrels of various sizes, followed by five years in bottle
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Who is this producer?
Remelluri - Rioja Alavesa - Labastida
- Villages: Labastida (Álava) and San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja)
- Site: Doroño, Villaescusa, San Esteban, Cascajo, Portillo 680 to 780m
- Grapes: 58% Tempranillo, 28% Garnacha, 11% Graciano, 3% other indigenous grapes
- Vine Age: Vines planted from 1918, average age of 70 years
- Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large, old barrels
- Aging: 30 months in one to five-year-old French oak barrels and foudres, then five years in bottle
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi - Rioja Alavesa - Laguardia
- La Poza de Ballesteros
- 100% Tempranillo from the La Poza Vineyard. Soils are clay-limestone and limestone.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi - Rioja Alavesa - Laguardia
- Valdeginés
- 100% Tempranillo from the Valdeginés Vineyard. Soils are lightly compacted clay-limestone with some soft sandstone
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi - Rioja Alavesa - Laguardia
- El Carretil
- 100% Tempranillo from El Carretil Vineyard. Soils are clay-limestone over sandstone rock
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi - Rioja Alavesa - Laguardia
- Pagos Viejos
- 100% Tempranillo from old vines from a variety of the estate’s noteworthy vineyards
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi - Rioja Alavesa - Laguardia
- Grandes Añadas
- 100% Tempranillo from select parcels of the Pago Viejo Vineyards. The wine is aged in new French barrique. Only produced in exceptional vintages. Inaugural vintage 1994.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Roda - Rioja Alto - Haro
- Roda
- RODA: Primarily Tempranillo, with some Graciano and/or Garnacha. This wine was called Roda II from 1992 to 2001. Inaugural vintage 1992
- French Oak for 12-18 months
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Roda - Rioja Alto - Haro
- Roda I
- 100% Tempranillo. Released as Reserva quality. Inaugural vintage 1992.
- French Oak for 12-18 months
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Roda - Rioja Alto - Haro
- Cirsion: 100% Tempranillo. Bodegas Roda believes there is a higher level of polymerisation of tannins in some grapes, leading to a fuller taste, and hand select these bunches from different parcels of old vines. Inaugural vintage 1998.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Muga - Rioja Alto - Haro - 1932
- 70% Tempranillo, 30% Graciano
- El Estepal, La Loma, Baltracones, La Loma Alta, and Sajazarra - Coolest growing areas of Rioja Alta
- 50-100 year old vines
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marques de Riscal - Rioja Alavesa - Elciego - Founded in 1858
- Barón de Chirel - Primarily Tempranillo with Cabernet Sauvignon, from 80- to 110-year-old vines. Aged in French barrique for about 20 months. Only produced in exceptional vintages. Inaugural vintage 1986.
- Don Camilo Hurtado de Amezaga founded the Marqués de Riscal estate in 1858
- first to plant Cabernet Sauvignon in Rioja and employed Bordeaux techniques in his winemaking, aging his wines in French barrique for extended periods of time.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Remírez de Ganuza - Rioja Alavesa - Samaniego
- Trasnocho
- Primarily Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia. Made with the patented water bag method
- Water Bag Process - a patented process in which grapes are pressed in a barrel with pressure from an expanding water bag that crushes the fruit and extracts 70% of the free-run juice. The use of the water bag prevents oxidation
- Remírez de Ganuza was also the first to focus on separating the shoulders and tips of grape bunches for use in different wines. The grapes in the shoulders of grape clusters are generally riper and have more flavor, so they are reserved for top wines, while the tips are used for younger wines, which often undergo carbonic maceration.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Remírez de Ganuza - Rioja Alavesa - Samaniego
- Primarily Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Graciano, Viura, and Malvasia, using only the shoulders of the best bunches. The grapes are hand-sorted and destemmed prior to fermentation, which occurs in new French oak barrels. The wine is aged in new French barrique for over three years.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Faustino - Rioja Alavesa - Oyon - Founded 1861
- Faustino I Gran Reserva: 85% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo, from estate-owned vineyards. The grapes undergo a 27-day maceration before being aged for 28 months in a combination of American (80%) and French (20%) oak barrels, followed by three years in bottle.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Fuastino - Rioja Alavesa - Oyon - Founded 1861
- Faustino V Reserva: 90% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo. The fruit is macerated for 20 days, then aged in American oak casks for 17 months, with two years in the bottle before release.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Hermanos de Peciña - Rijoa Alta - San Vicente
- Señorío de P. Peciña Gran Reserva: 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Garnacha, from the oldest vineyards on the estate. An elevation of about 500 metres combined with northern exposure produces grapes with high acidity. Aged in American oak barrel for four years followed by three years in bottle. Only produced in exceptional vintages.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Hermanos de Peciña - Rioja Alta - San Vicente
- Señorío de P. Peciña Reserva Vendimia Seleccionada: 95% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano, 2% Garnacha, from select parcels in the estate’s vineyards. Production is similar to that of the Gran Reserva, but the wine sees an equal amount of time in oak and bottle, about three years each. Only produced in exceptional vintages
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Who is this producer?
Finca Allende - Rioja Alta - Briones
- Aurus: 85% Tempranillo, 15% Graciano, from the Aurus Vineyard, which has northern exposure and an average vine age of 60 years. Soil is clay loam with gravel. The wine ages in French barrique for two years, with three punchdowns per day. The wine is not fined or filtered. Inaugural vintage 1996.
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Who is this producer?
Finca Allende - Rioja Alta - Briones
- Calvario: 85% Tempranillo, 14% Graciano, from the southeast-facing Calvario Vineyard, planted in 1945 and home to the winery’s oldest vines and lowest yields. Soil is clay loam with deep pockets of gravel. The wine ages in French barrique for two years, with three punchdowns per day. The wine is not fined or filtered. Inaugural vintage 1999.
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Who is this producer?
Finca Allende - Rioja Alta - Briones
- Calvario: 85% Tempranillo, 14% Graciano, from the southeast-facing Calvario Vineyard, planted in 1945 and home to the winery’s oldest vines and lowest yields. Soil is clay loam with deep pockets of gravel. The wine ages in French barrique for two years, with three punchdowns per day. The wine is not fined or filtered. Inaugural vintage 1999.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres - Rioja Alta - Cenicero
- Marqués de Cáceres Reserva: 85% Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Graciano and Garnacha Tinta. Aged 22 months in French oak, followed by an additional two years in bottle. Only produced in select vintages. Inaugural vintage 1975
- The winery works with Michel Rolland, France’s most well-known wine consultant, who is known for his modern, fruit-forward, heavily extracted style.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Marqués de Cáceres - Rioja Alta - Cenicero
- Marqués de Cáceres Gran Reserva: 85% Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Graciano and Garnacha Tinta. Aged 26 to 28 months in French oak, followed by an additional four years in bottle. Only produced in select vintages. Inaugural vintage 1975.
- The winery works with Michel Rolland, France’s most well-known wine consultant, who is known for his modern, fruit-forward, heavily extracted style.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Riojanas - Rioja Alta - Cenicero - Founded in 1890
- 100% Tempranillo. The wine is fermented and aged in 100% American oak casks for 24 to 30 months, followed by three years in bottle. Only produced in the best vintages.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Riojanas - Rioja Alta - Cenicero - Founded in 1890
- Viña Albina Gran Reserva: Blend of Tempranillo, Graciano, and Mazuelo. The wine is aged in 100% American oak casks for 24 to 30 months, followed by three years in bottle. Only produced in the best vintages
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Who is this producer?
Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria - Rioja Alta - San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- Sierra Cantabria Collección Privada: 100% Tempranillo from 50-year-old vines. Soils are calcareous clay and gravel. The grapes are hand-picked, and the wine undergoes extended maceration before aging in a mixture of American and French oak barrels. The wine is unfiltered.
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Who is this producer?
Viñedos y Bodegas Sierra Cantabria - Rioja Alta - San Vicente de la Sonsierra
- Sierra Cantabria Única Reserva
- 90% Tempranillo, 3% Graciano. The wine is aged two years in French and American oak barrels and bottled unfiltered.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Valdemar - Rioja Alavesa - Oyon - Founded 1889
- Conde Valdemar Gra Reserva: Primarily Tempranillo, with minor proportions of Graciano and Mazuelo. Aged for 28 months in French oak. Inaugural vintage 1968.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Valdemar - Rioja Alavesa - Oyon - Founded 1889
- Conde Valdemar Reserva: Primarily Tempranillo, with varying proportions of Graciano and Mazuelo. Aged for 18 months in a combination of American and French oak. Inaugural vintage 1968
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Franco-Españolas - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1890
- Diamante: A semi-sweet (25 to 30 grams/liter of RS) white blend.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Franco-Españolas - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1890
- Viña Soledad: 100% Viura aged in stainless steel.
Viña Soledad Reserva: 100% Viura, skin-fermented in stainless steel. Aged 18 months in American oak followed by 18 months in bottle.
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Who is this producer?
Bodegas Franco-Españolas - Rioja Alto - Logrono - Founded 1890
- 80% Tempranillo, the rest a blend of Garnacha, Mazuelo, and Graciano. Aged 3 years in American oak, followed by 2 to 3 years in bottle.
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Rioja Alavesa is characterized as having a higher proportion of what kind of soil?
HIGHER LIMESTONE CONTENT
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Name the three major cities of Rioja DOCa.
HARO, LONGRONO, AND ALFARO
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The Rioja DOCa stretches between what three large autonomia?
LA RIOJA, NAVARRA, and PAIS VASCO
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What winery withdrew from the Rioja DOCa in 2015?
ARTADI
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Who bottles Vina Cubillo?
LOPEZ DE HEREDIA
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What famous winemaker produces this wine?
REMELLURI, TELMO RODRIGUEZ
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Single vineyards in Rioja, to be bottled as such, must be a minimum of what vine age?
35 YEARS
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What vintage in Rioja, from 2010-2015, is considered to be the most challenging due to cool and wet weather?
2013
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The term Temprano, which means (blank), is the root word for Tempranillo.
Early
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C.V.N.E. is an acronym for
COMPANIA VINICOLA DEL NORTE DE ESPANA
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What are/is Mallas?
COUNTER MEASURE FOR FRAUD IN RIOJA, IT IS THE WIRE CAGE AROUND A BOTTLE
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What is Fabada Asturiana? Recommend a wine to pair with this dish.
GRAN RESERVA RIOJA, MANY NORTHERN SPAINISH REGIONS WILL OFFER GREAT SYNERGY WITH A MEAT FOCUSED DISH SUCH AS THIS. BE CREATIVE.
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For the following wines, put a check mark if they have more French Oak impact.
a. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva:
b. La Rioja Alta 904 Gran Reserva:
c. Vega Sicilia Alion:
d. Bodegas Muga Torre Muga:
e. Bodegas Muga Prado Enea:
f. Dominio de Pingus Amelia:
g. Remirez de Ganuza:
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Name all authorized red grapes for Rioja Tinto.
a. Tempranillo
b. Garnacha
c. Mazuelo
d. Graciano
e. Maturana Tinta
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What are the two DOCa’s of Spain? When did they become a DOCa?
a. Rioja: 1991
b. Prioarat: 2009
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How was the 2004 vintage in Rioja?
Amazing! Great growing season with a lot of aging potential
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How was the 2017 vintage for Rioja?
One of the toughest years in living memory. Frost and drought reduced yields by 25%. Made wines with elevated alcohol and tannin with not a lot of balance
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How long must Rioja Blanco Gran Reserva be aged for?
4 years with at least 6 months in oak
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What are the two major tributaries of the Ebro River that moderate the vines of Rioja Alta?
a. Oja River
b. Najerilla River
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What are the famous soils of Rioja Alta?
a. Arcillo-calcareo: yellow calcareous clay (northern areas near Oja River)
b. Arcillo-Ferroso: Contain reddish, iron-rich clay near the lower slops of the Najerilla river)
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How old must the vines be for a Rioja Viñedo Singular?
a. 35 years
b. Grapes must be manually harvested
c. 100% of the grapes must come from vineyard stated
d. Winery must have a 10 year history of working with the vineyard
e. Vineyard must be approved by a regulatory board
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What mountain range creates a rain shadow for Rioja from the Bay of Biscay?
The Cantabrian Mountains
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Inaugural vintage for Tondonia (all colors)?
1890
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Name 3 wineries located in Haro.
a. Lopez de Heredia
b. La Rioja Alta
c. Muga
d. Roda
e. CVNE
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What is the name of Vega Sicilia’s Rioja project?
Macán
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Blend for Unico?
Always? Tempranillo dominant with a splash of Cab Sauv
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