The vast majority of wine (91 percent) made in Rioja is red wine. The other 9 percent of wine from Rioja is white wine. Many of the red wines made in Rioja are a blend of several different grapes.

This week we feature one of California’s perennial white wine values, the Pine Ridge blend ... we have two tempranillos from Spain — a classic Rioja and a modern rendition.

For example, a “Rioja Reserva” red wine must be aged for a minimum of three years with at least one year in oak barrels and six months in bottles. The following is an example of a young Rioja ...

Bodegas Valdemar founder Jesús Martínez Bujanda first planted the vineyard in 1975, and he says, “that at the time everyone thought I was crazy,” as Rioja was firmly red wine territory.

at an accessible SRP of $14 is a red wine beyond the summer season. It stands as the epitome of Spanish winemaking. As the third-oldest winery in Rioja and the first in the town of Fuenmayor ...

We should embrace Rioja this Christmas like never before and I’ll tell you why. Because red wine doesn’t have the monopoly on the name. In fact, the region La Rioja – about two hours south ...