| Here's a quick breakdown to help you understand the rioja styles you'll see on labels. |
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| However during the first half I had to nip to the loo twice and on each journey I slugged another quickie of Rioja down. |
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| Rioja wines are associated with a lush, velvety appeal and the sweet scent of vanilla, largely the result of long ageing in American oak barrels. |
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| Bordeaux, Burgundy and champagne are generally over-priced, as are Sancerre, Chablis, Rioja, Barolo and almost anything from the United States. |
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| Sure, as a student, I drank Liebfraumilch and Rioja like everyone else, pretty much without thinking. |
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| They will follow the tiny paths over the mountains and through the famous vineyards of Rioja before skirting the cities of Burgos, Leon and Lugo. |
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| Any young and fruity red, such as a Beaujolais or Rioja, is a good all-around choice. |
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| Lying southwest of Rioja, the region's wines are Tempranillo based and oak-aged. |
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| Reds from the Rioja region of Spain are primarily made from Tempranillo grapes. |
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| Bordeaux merchants turned to Rioja, importing the wines and encouraging the bodegas to adopt classic Bordeaux techniques such as de-stemming of grapes and barrel ageing. |
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| Some publications use panels or teams of tasters, so the person who steered you toward that great Spanish Rioja may not be the same one praising the German Riesling. |
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| Domingo Pascual Andrada, ex-cop, accused of taking Marita from Tucuman to La Rioja. |
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| Gonzalo Jose Gomez, accused of being the manager of the bordellos in La Rioja. |
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| Even Rioja, already Spain's leading table wine at the turn of the 19th century, found few markets other than neighbouring Basque country and South America. |
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| Over ten days of walking the group will pass through Rioja vineyards, the plains of Navarre, small, traditional villages and lush valleys dotted with red poppies. |
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| If the wine comes from a well-known village in the Old World, such as Chianti, Burgundy or Rioja, the producer's name should always appear alongside it. |
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| Then it's home again, and time to relive the magic of the tapas bar with albondigas in a stew of tomatoes and onions with chickpeas, and a bottle of Rioja. |
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| Good, young red Rioja like this, made exclusively from the Tempranillo grape, can and does deliver a joyous light, zesty, plummy, intriguingly chocolatey mouthful. |
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| The 2001 El Coto Rioja was made with the traditional Tempranillo grape. |
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| Through Madrid, La Rioja, Barcelona Tan's travellers might try sopa a la Riojana, goats' cheese with quince paste or the liqueur of bilberries and anise, pancharan. |
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| I absolutely love Rioja, which I think is made from Tempranillo. |
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| Switched to handicaps, Rioja Day came alive as he went down by just over two lengths to Ronaldinho. |
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| Perhaps that is why the annual New York appearances of Spanish dancer Pilar Rioja have always been welcome rituals. |
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| The wine has a fruitier style than a classic Rioja, according to the company. |
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| Meanwhile, Navarre lost all importance under King Sancho IV, for he lost Rioja to Sancho II of Castile, and nearly became the vassal of Aragon. |
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| Marques del Romeral Reserva Rioja 2005 is an awardwinning, smooth, ripe spanish red with an attractive hint of vanilla. |
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| Lovers of traditional Rioja shouldn't miss Torresoto Rioja 2003, a barrel-fermented, unashamedly oaky dry white, made by the great CVNE bodega. |
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| Rioja administers highly sophisticated and stringent quality control in the winemaking process, from viniculture to bottling. |
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| You can claim a glass of Rioja and a main course for just pounds 10 at 28 gastro pubs, restaurants and hotels across the Birmingham region. |
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| What I am interested in, is whether or not there's drinkable Rioja out there for less than the price of a fish supper. |
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| Over the course of centuries, La Rioja became the most prestigious wine region in Spain. |
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| Lagunilla Rioja Reserva 2006 is a rounded, aromatic Spanish red with ripe blackberry fruit and touches of vanilla and olive to be enjoyed with roasts, pasta and game. |
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| They include stable stars Red Rioja and Maranilla, who now run at Deauville and Baden-Baden respectively tomorrow with Paul D'Arcy listed as their trainer. |
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