| In the competitive wine market, Spanish wines | | | | indicating its early-ripen quality in the vineyard. |
| offer both quality and values. Its red wines are | | | | Because it ripens early in the hot climate, the |
| intense and fruity, while its white and rosé | | | | grape naturally contains higher amount of sugar, |
| wines enjoy the crispness, refreshing acidity and | | | | which with fermentation becomes higher alcohol. |
| minerals that are characterful. | | | | All great wines begin in the vineyard. In superior |
| Of the many and confusing wine producing | | | | winemaking of lesser cellar manipulation, the |
| regions, Rioja DOC- DOC is a quality wine | | | | individual characteristics of the grape determine |
| classification - made its fame long before all other | | | | the style and quality of the wine. Thus the |
| regions in the modern days. At any wine store | | | | knowledge of the wine grape becomes very |
| with Spanish wines, you would be able to spot at | | | | helpful for a wine lover. The other red wine |
| least a few Riojas. | | | | grapes for Rioja are Garnacha (Grenache in |
| What makes it the first love for many wine | | | | French), Mazuelo and Graciano. |
| drinkers when it comes to Spanish red wines? | | | | The modern Rioja expressions are the |
| Is it its fruit aromas? Is it the successful | | | | strawberry (from Tempranillo), a jammy quality, |
| marketing campaign worldwide? Is it the quality of | | | | some vanilla, good concentration. The interplay of |
| the wine? The answer is yes. It is the combined | | | | high alcohol and abundant fruit on the palate |
| factors that bring out the result benefiting both | | | | creates the impression of sweetness, but this is |
| the Rioja trade and the wine lovers everywhere. | | | | definitely not a sweet wine. Depending on the |
| Rioja is more known for its red than white wines. | | | | aging time in the oak, Riojas could be Crianza, |
| After all, more than 75% of its production is red | | | | Reserva or Gran Reserva. With the aged wines, |
| wine. The rest of the Rioja wines are | | | | the aroma and flavor would naturally start to |
| rosés and white wines. One of the current | | | | include savory, meaty notes, in addition to the |
| trends is to make single vineyard Rioja from | | | | youthful fruit. |
| Tempranillo grape, the number one red grape in | | | | Does all the wine talk make you thirsty? If you |
| Spain. | | | | have not tried any Spanish wine, it is time to get |
| Tempranillo in Spanish means "the little early one", | | | | up and close with it, starting with a Rioja. |