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Rioja
DOCa Appellation
Rioja is a DOCa appellation in Spain across 141 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
Spain's first DOCa, since 1991, along the Ebro in La Rioja, Álava and Navarra. Mainly Tempranillo with Garnacha. Since 2017 labels can show zones, villages and 'viñedos singulares'.
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Key facts Type DOP Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1986-06-13 Area 368,467 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 90.85 × 119.84 km Centre 42.3329° N, 2.2130° W Grapes Alarije, Albillo Mayor, Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Tinta, Graciano, Macabeo, Maturana Blanca, Maturana Tinta, Mazuela, Sauvignon Blanc, Tempranillo Blanco, Tempranillo, Verdejo Max yield 63 hl/ha Min planting density 2,580 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 15 km north-west of Arnedo Nearest city 25 km south-east of Logroño 151,164 people To the sea 106 km Rivers nearby Ebro (12 km) Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Rogue Valley (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 262–1,547 m Mean elevation 594 m Measured over the whole outline on 73,093 elevation cells of about 226 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Vintages: Rioja 5 05
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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)59% Mixed sedimentary rocks19% Unconsolidated sediments12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 141 Show all 141 Abalos Agoncillo Aguilar Del Río Alhama Albelda De Iregua Alberite Alcanadre Aldeanueva De Ebro Alesanco Alesón Alfaro Andosilla Anguciana Aras Arenzana De Abajo Arenzana De Arriba Arnedillo Arnedo Arrúbal Ausejo Autol Azagra Azofra Badarán Bargota Bañares Baños De Ebro Baños De Rioja Baños De Río Tobía Berceo Bergasa Bergasillas Bajera Bezares Bobadilla Briones Briñas Calahorra Camprovín Canillas De Río Tuerto Casalarreina Castañares De Rioja Cañas Cellorigo Cenicero Cervera Del Río Alhama Cidamón Cihuri Cirueña Clavijo Cordovín Corera Cornago Cripán Cuzcurrita De Río Tirón Cárdenas Daroca De Rioja Elciego Elvillar Entrena Estollo Foncea Fonzaleche Fuenmayor Galbárruli Galilea Gimileo Grávalos Haro Herce Herramélluri Hervías Hormilla Hormilleja Hornos De Moncalvillo Huércanos Igea Labastida Laguardia Lagunilla Del Jubera Lanciego Lapuebla De Labarca Lardero Leiva Leza Leza De Río Leza Logroño Manjarrés Matute Medrano Mendavia Miranda De Ebro Moreda De Álava#Moreda Araba Murillo De Río Leza Muro De Aguas Nalda Navaridas Navarrete Nájera Ochánduri Ocón Ollauri Oyón#Oion Pradejón Préjano Quel Redal, El Ribafrecha Rincón De Soto Rodezno Sajazarra Samaniego San Adrián San Asensio San Millán De Yécora San Torcuato San Vicente De La Sonsierra Santa Coloma Santa Engracia Del Jubera Santa Eulalia Bajera Sartaguda Sojuela Sorzano Sotés Tirgo Tormantos Torrecilla Sobre Alesanco Torremontalbo Treviana Tricio Tudelilla Uruñuela Ventosa Viana Villabuena De Alava Villalba De Rioja Villamediana De Iregua Villar De Arnedo, El Villar De Torre Villarejo Villarroya Yécora#Iekora Zarratón Wineries · 38 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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