The Reverse Wine Snob guide to Rioja wine ... Specifically, here's what those terms mean in Rioja. THE RIOJA CLASSIFICATION ...

Rioja wine has a pretty simple classification system: ‘joven’ (young) is the term applied to entry-level bottles of rioja; the next step up is ‘crianza’, which boasts more fruity flavours ...

The aging classification system evolved in Rioja in the 1800s, when two Spanish noblemen in exile spent time in France's Bordeaux. In 1852, upon returning to Spain, Luciano de Murrieta García Lemoine, ...

There’s more to this popular wine region than meets the eye ... quality year upon year and its easily navigated classification system as much as its Tempranillo-led character.

The bill for my two small glasses of wine, tomato salad, and tortilla: thirty-four Euros. The next morning, I picked up my rental car and set out for Rioja, the famous wine region about three hours ...