Rioja DOCa
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Rioja is a wine region in Spain, with denominación de origen calificada. Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. R
La Rioja DOCa vineyards with the village of Entrena in the middleground
A wine from the Rioja Alavesa region
Rioja Alta and Ebro
The "old vines" of the Alavesa regions can produce very concentrated grapes but in low yields.
Sangria
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Sangria is an alcoholic beverage originating in Spain and Portugal. A punch, sangria traditionally consists of red wine and chopped fruit, often with other ingredients or spirits.
Rioja DOCa
…addition of yeast, for a few days before they are crushed. In the 1960s, Bodegas Rioja Santiago developed the first bottled version of the wine punch Sangría, based on Rioja wine, and exhibited it at the 1964 New York World's Fair. An import subsidiary of Pepsi Cola purchased the rights to the wine and began…
Red Wine Sangria with lemon, lime, apple, and orange served in a glass Evan Swigart
Sangria served in traditional clay pitchers
Sangria made with blueberries, lemon, lime, grapes and other fruits