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Lanchester Wines


While hot and sunny Spanish nights bring back memories of summer holidays, it’s the winter months which bring out the best in arguably Spain’s most famous wine – Rioja.


after the area in which its grown rather than the grape itself. The Rioja wine region is classified as Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca., “Qualified Designation of Origin”) and spans the regions of La Rioja and Navarre, and in the province of Álava in the Basque Country. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa


If you love the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon but the fruitiness of Grenache then you’ll love Tempranillo. It’s big wine with high tannin that will buddy up to any piece of rich meat. Tempranillo is a popular grape that grows everywhere, but its homeland is Spain and the region famous for Tempranillo is Rioja.


Lanchester Wines’ Lesley Cook (pictured above) explains more:


Rioja is Spain in a glass of red wine. When we take a sip of Rioja we’re transported back to sunny holidays and immediately picture Spain’s other famous culinary delights: beautiful slices of Jamon Serrano, salty chunks of Manchego cheese and a bowl full of ripe green olives. Delicious.


But, while many of us have drunk Rioja, it still remains rather misunderstood, so here’s a few facts you may not know about Rioja wine:


1. Rioja’s a place, not the wine As with French wines (think Bordeaux, Burgundy, Beaujolais), Rioja wine is named


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The area can be found in the North of Spain spanning 61,645 hectares (152,328 acres) and home to close to 17,000 vineyards!


Winemaking in the Rioja region dates back to around 873 and, as you can imagine in a region steeped in such heritage, there’s many festivals celebrating Rioja wines. One of the most famous is La Batalla del Vino de Haro or The Wine Fight of Haro (home to around 40% of Rioja vineyards) where, each June, locals throw wine at each other.


2. It’s not all about Tempranillo While Tempranillo is the predominate grape used for Rioja, it’s not the only grape used in production. In fact, Rioja is made from a blend of grape varieties, with Tempranillo the dominant grape. Garnacha is typically included in the blend to add some fruitiness while Mazuelo and Graciano may also be included.


Spain is very proud of its indigenous Tempranillo grape because and has been made into wine for over 2,000 years.


Viva España!


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