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Spain · Region Europe 1 upcoming journey

Rioja

Spain’s great red wine country.

Experience Rioja

Rioja is Spain’s most celebrated wine region: storybook villages, centuries-old cellars and family tables where lamb chops are grilled over vine cuttings.

The way inMajor airports
  • MADMadrid
  • BCNBarcelona
  • BIOBilbao
  • SVQSeville
  • AGPMálaga
What to spendCurrency
€EuroEUR · Cards widely accepted
What we sayLanguage
SpanishGraciasthank you
What we eatPopular dishes
  1. Patatas a la riojana
  2. Chuletillas al sarmiento
  3. Asador cooking
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What we drinkLocal favorites
  1. Tempranillo
  2. Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva
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Along the Ebro River, Rioja’s vineyards roll between medieval villages and the Sierra de Cantabria. Tempranillo is the star grape, and the region’s long tradition of aging wine in oak gives its reds their warmth and depth.

Haro, in Rioja Alta, is home to some of the oldest and most respected wineries in Spain, many with cellars and cooperages that have barely changed in a century. Across the region, modern architecture and traditional bodegas sit side by side.

The food is built to match the wine: hearty, rustic and generous, from potatoes stewed with chorizo to lamb grilled over vine shoots and asadors cooking over open fire.

Insider tip from Richard

Visit at least one small family bodega. The big names are great, but the family ones pour with stories.

Richard Gruica, your host
Before you go

Say it like a local.

A few words of Spanish go a long way at the table in Rioja.

  • ¡Hola! Say it: OH-lah hello
  • Gracias Say it: GRAH-see-ahs thank you
  • ¡Salud! Say it: sah-LOOD cheers
  • ¡Que aproveche! Say it: keh ah-proh-VEH-cheh enjoy your meal
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Who’s cooking in Rioja.

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Stories from Rioja.

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