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D.O. Rioja Calificada

The new D.O. rules define Rioja Calificada, this means that all wines labeled "Rioja Calificada" must be bottled in the Rioja district.
 
 

• Location: North, banks of the Ebro River
• Sub-regions:Rioja Baja, Rioja Alta, and Rioja Alavesa
• Vineyards: 55,170 hectares (136,270 acres)
• 1999 Production: 1,954,837 hectoliters

Authorized Grape Varieties

• Reds: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, and Mazuelo
• Whites: Viura, Malvasía Riojana, and Garnacha Blanca

Typical wines:

• Quality reds - Crianza, Reserva & Gran Reserva
• Young reds - "Sin Crianza" or "Vino del Año"
• Light reds - "Clarete"
• Rosés - 10% of the production
• Whites - 10% of the production

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