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- lgb3 - 03-15-2002
looking for grape type and or meaning of rioja
- dananne - 03-15-2002
Rioja is a region in Spain. The main grape grown there is tempranillo, from which most all Riojas are made. I've had several good ones recently, including the 1997 Reserva from Bodegas Muga and the 1997 Remelluri.