The Rioja wine doesn’t not only come from the Rioja region. Also the neighbouring Basque and Navarre region produce these big Rioja wines. The Rioja wine region is the first area in Spain that gained the DO status and in 1991 received the higher-quality DOCa status. The red Rioja wine is generally a blend of different grape varieties.1. Tempranillo, which is an early ripening grape (Temprano also means early in Spanish) which the crop is already mid to late September.2. Garnacha, Grenache grape ... | more