Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various wines, usually red, from the northern Spanish province of La Rioja and a few adjacent areas.
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- proper noun the region, La Rioja in northern
Spain - noun the
wine (mostly red) of that region
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- noun dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain
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Examples
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Grenache, of course, is not the top dog in Rioja, land of Tempranillo.
Wine Future in Rioja – opening Pandora’s bottle of grenache | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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When we came upon a bottle of 2001 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja for $30 she said, "Oh, 2001 in Rioja was a fantastic vintage!"
Uncorked: Telling the difference between fine wine and Two Buck Chuck Tom Shroder 2010
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Old-fashioned, well-aged Rioja is a beautiful thing.
Wine Advocate Writers Spark Ethics Debate - Wall Street Journal | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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He pointed me to the Rioja maker Contino — a relatively new (1974) winery that was one of the first in Rioja to sell single-estate wines — as an exemplar of the best of the old and new.
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He pointed me to the Rioja maker Contino — a relatively new (1974) winery that was one of the first in Rioja to sell single-estate wines — as an exemplar of the best of the old and new.
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There things remained until the 1960s, when new and young wine fans discovered in Rioja a wine they could afford — and one they could drink right away, without the space - and time-hogging tedium of cellaring.
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Their own vines devastated, they began working in Rioja vineyards and selling Rioja wine.
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There things remained until the 1960s, when new and young wine fans discovered in Rioja a wine they could afford — and one they could drink right away, without the space - and time-hogging tedium of cellaring.
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Their own vines devastated, they began working in Rioja vineyards and selling Rioja wine.
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Wine Future in Rioja – opening Pandora’s bottle of grenache | Dr Vino's wine blog
Wine Future in Rioja – opening Pandora’s bottle of grenache | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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