Ripeness monitoring allows grape growers to determine the ideal date of harvest in each town, thereby optimising fruit quality and that of the wines made with it. We continue publishing the results of the ripeness monitoring grape samplings: during the fifth week, we...
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Ripening status report No. 4: closely monitor vineyards after rainfall
Ripeness monitoring allows grape growers to determine the ideal date of harvest in each town, thereby optimising fruit quality and that of the wines made with it. We continue publishing the results of the ripeness monitoring grape samplings: during the fourth week,...
Rioja launches a new TV spot
Rioja’s new global message will start being rolled out next Monday with a television campaign as part of an ambitious advertising strategy. The brand’s advertising plan in Spain will bring the Saber Quién Eres slogan to television with the broadcast of an...
Ripening status report No. 3: good condition and slight delay.
El control de maduración permite a los viticultores determinar la fecha idónea de vendimia en cada localidad y optimizar así la calidad del fruto y de los vinos elaborados posteriormente. Continuamos con la difusión de los resultados de los muestreos del...
Vintage time
A whole year of waiting, longing and hoping. Welcome, grape harvest. We were waiting for you The residents of the 144 municipalities in Rioja gather together in the streets and squares to share what the weather forecast on their mobiles are saying or...
Rioja breaks all records in Russia
Around 1,000 people attended the 4th Rioja Wine Show organised by the Control Board last Wednesday in the Baltschug Kempinski Hotel in Moscow. A host of wine sector professionals came together in the Russian capital to learn about the latest trends in Rioja wines and...
Ripening status report No. 2: Rioja harvest progressing well
[ucaddon_imagen_rioja image="3774" uc_init_settings=""] Boletín de maduración #2 Continuamos con la difusión de los resultados de los muestreos del seguimiento de la maduración: esta segunda semana, además de incorporar datos de la zona Rioja Oriental, obtenemos...
Rioja in film
[ucaddon_imagen_rioja_legend image="7919" leyenda="UN RIOJA DE PELÍCULA" uc_init_settings=""] Durante el pasado mes de agosto, los vinos de la DOCa Rioja fueron los grandes protagonistas de los festivales de cine al aire libre acaparando las miradas de las casi 2.000...
Ripening status report No. 1: the awaited start.
We start publishing the results of the ripeness monitoring grape samplings: on this first week, we include figures on Rioja Oriental. Figures on Rioja Alta and Alavesa will be made available from next week. Ripeness monitoring allows grape growers to determine the...
Rioja shines at ‘Museum Night’ in Frankfurt
More than 6,500 people turned up at the Rioja Wine Bar at the Museumsuferfest in Frankfurt, an essential event for almost two million young Germans who had no intention of missing out on the latest edition of ‘Museum Night’ As part of Rioja’s promotional plan for...
An amazing welcome for Rioja’s new image in Mexico
This week Rioja presented its new global creative brand concept. Saber Quién Eres, in Mexico during the third edition of the Feast of Mexican Food and Rioja Wines. The general public, the wine sector and the media all applauded the creativity of the campaign. There...
Rioja wines return to London music festivals for the second year running
RIOJA WINES RETURN TO LONDON MUSIC FESTIVALS FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING Over the weekend, the Rioja Wine Terrace welcomed an almost 7,000-strong audience in the VIP zone of the Lovebox and Citadel music festivals. The two festivals, which offer a cultural...
The Control Board approves the standards for the 2018 vintage and implements a qualitative stock with the aim of preserving the balance in the DOCa Rioja.
The standards agreed for this year ensure wine quality optimisation, proper use of Grape Grower’s Cards and compliance with both maximum permitted production and maximum grape-to-wine ratios. In addition, new this year, is the introduction of individual qualitative...
Official Rioja Wine Educators Programme visits China
15 professionals from the world of wine travel from China to visit the DOCa Rioja this week. The applicants to become certified as ‘Official Rioja Ambassadors’ will spend a week in the Wine Region to complete their ‘educators’ course, a programme launched by the...
Rioja wines arouse the interest of more than 33,000 young people attending ‘Taste of Dublin’
For the fifth year running, DOCa Rioja wines took part in the renowned Irish festival with their own stand known as the ‘Rioja Wine Terrace’. During the event, a total of 2,500 glasses of Rioja were poured along with a selection of tapas, rounded off with several...
Rioja captivates the Texans
More than 1,300 consumers and 35 wineries took part in the fourth edition of Rioja Wine Week in the United States. Rioja Wine & Tapas Festival, the event organised in Houston by the Control Board, provided the finishing touch to an intensive week of...
Report on an intense year of changes in the DOCa Rioja
A year marked by the April frost, the change of president and new indications for wines from unique terroirs, Viñedos Singulares, wines from specific zones and municipalities, and quality sparkling wines and a year when the basis was set for tackling the challenges of...
Almost 500 people met up in Viana to celebrate Movimiento Vino DO day with the DOCa Rioja
Designations of Origin, from 13 Autonomous Communities, that took part simultaneously in this initiative. The DOCa Rioja partnered with the Town of Viana to organise the event in the ruins of the church of San Pedro where almost 500 lovers of wine and good food came...
Rioja in the market
The DOCa Rioja Control Board presented the main conclusions of the studies on the (domestic and foreign) market position of Rioja wines. These include polls by Nielsen and the Spanish Wine Market Observatory, as well as a qualitative study on brand awareness carried...
Culinary experiences starring Rioja in Ireland
Rioja wines at the Spanish Wine Week in Ireland. The initiative was organised by the Spanish Commercial Office in Dublin and was held last week in the country’s main cities. For the second year running, Rioja wines were showcased at the Spanish Wine Week organised by...