In the historic Rioja region of northern Spain, wine is more than a product-it's the lifeblood of its people, a heritage cultivated over centuries and passed down with pride. This year marks the ...

Even those who love a great glass of Rioja may struggle to tell you that most of the region’s wines are a blend of Tempranillo, Graciano, and Mazuelo. Tempranillo accounts for almost 90 percent of the ...

When wine lovers hear the name Rioja the first thing that most likely comes to mind is an aged red made from the Tempranillo grape. That image would not be wrong; 86% of the wine produced in this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily writes about what’s in your glass and why it matters. For much of the modern wine world, Rioja's wine has been shorthand for ...

Rioja is a wine region of northern Spain that reliably delivers red wines that are remarkably flexible with food, like this beauty. Rioja wines also remain amazingly affordable, considering the ...

Álvaro Palacios was already one of Spain's most influential and iconoclastic winemakers. Then he set his sights on Rioja—and things were never the same again. Ray Isle rides along on a ...

With over 400 grape varieties, Spanish wine is about much more than Tempranillo. Rioja has long been Spain’s most well-known and prestigious wine region, and it’s one of only two regions to be a ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. For Rodríguez, the argument was about pushing Rioja forward, while still ...

A drive through rolling vineyards will take you to 5 family-run restaurants where you’ll find flavorful, affordable dishes you can linger over for hours. Bodega Pimiento is a family-run restaurant in ...

Shipments of Rioja wine rose more than 4% in 2024, helped by increased exports to the UK and the US. Figures from the Spanish wine region’s control board showed export volumes to four of the five ...

While the Spanish region is known for its food-friendly and great value traditional reds, the work of a new wave of producers is also worth a taste I’ve always associated the red wines of Rioja with ...