| Rioja |  The Rioja wine district is located in northern Spain, in the valley of the Ebro river. The vineyard area covers almost 60.000 hectares, with an average annual production of 2,130,000 hectolitres. Rioja was granted Denomination of Origin status in 1926 by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and in 1991 became the only Qualified Denomination of Origin (Denominación de Origen Calificada) in recognition of the high quality attained by its wines and the strict quality control imposed on grapes and wine in the region. |
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| Cigales |  Cigales has always been associated with aromatic & rosé wines. Once the area was granted DO status, producers began to show an interest in making red wines as well, following the example of other Duero valley DOs, and, above all, given the enormous potential of the region's reigning variety, Tempranillo , also known here as Tinta del País. |
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