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. 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.
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.
La Rioja is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera. It has an estimated population of 315,675 inhabitants, making it the least populated autonomous community of Spain.
Santa María de la Redonda Co-cathedral, Logroño.
Monasterios de San Millán de Yuso
Arnedillo
View of La Rioja