Rioja DOCa
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Rioja (pronounced [ˈrjoxa]) is a wine region in Spain, with denominación de origen calificada (D.O.Ca., "Qualified Designation of Origin," the highest category in Spanish wine regulation). Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alavesa. Many wines have traditionally blended fruit from all three regions, though there is a slow growth in single-zone wines.
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Wine region | |
Official name | Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja / Denominación de Origen Protegida Rioja[1] |
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Type | Denominación de Origen Calificada |
Country | Spain |
Sub-regions | Rioja Alta Rioja Oriental Rioja Alavesa |
Size of planted vineyards | 65,326 hectares (161,424 acres) |
No. of vineyards | 16,413 |
Varietals produced | Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo |
No. of wineries | 673[2] |
Wine produced | 3,173,106 hectolitres |
Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |
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