I write about wine, travel and lifestyle ... or the higher ranked DOC/DOQ. The latter only applies to two regions of Spain: Rioja in the central north and Priorat in the northeast.

And like many other wine regions around the world, a small percentage of Rioja white wines are also made using Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. CVNE stands for Compania Vinicola del Norte de ...

We like Rioja in this country ... often at very competitive prices. Many regions were once dominated by co-ops that produced large amounts of inexpensive red wine that ended up as vino de mesa ...

In the old world, wine regions were originally defined by what ... In Spain, tempranillo reigns in Rioja, while Argentina has made its malbec from Mendoza as famous as Diego Maradona.

Across Spain’s many appellations and wine styles, bottlings from the Rioja region are far and away the most familiar to Americans. In this issue’s cover story, senior editor Alison Napjus explores the ...

Great news, because Spain's top two red-wine regions, Rioja and Ribera del Duero, are dotted with hilltop villages ripe for lazy days of strolling and sampling. Around Laguardia, starring ...

They really do love their wine – revellers at a wine fight at the Haro Wine Festival, in Haro, in La Rioja (Picture: Getty Images) In 2014 more than 36,000,000 litres of Rioja were exported to ...