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  Rioja

  noun

  a table wine, especially a dry red wine, from the Rioja region of northern Spain.
• rioja
  rioja

  noun

  a red or white wine, with a distinctive vanilla bouquet and flavour, produced around the Ebro river in central N Spain

Rioja

American  

[ree-oh-hah, ree-aw-hah] / riˈoʊ hɑ, riˈɔ hɑ /

noun

1. a table wine, especially a dry red wine, from the Rioja region of northern Spain.

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rioja British  

/ riːˈəʊxə /

noun

1. a red or white wine, with a distinctive vanilla bouquet and flavour, produced around the Ebro river in central N Spain

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Etymology

Origin of rioja

C20: from La Rioja , the area where it is produced

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Example Sentences

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Rioja Acquisition, a company controlled by CVC, sold shares representing an 11.08% stake in Naturgy at 28.55 euros apiece, bookrunner Goldman Sachs Bank Europe said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Hemingway, always particular about his wine, held Rioja Alta at the top.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

The seven registered voters of Villaroya, a small village in the La Rioja province, beat their own previous record of 32 seconds.

From BBC ● May 28, 2023

He said 51 regulated research and development projects are currently taking place around the country, including Cannava in Jujuy province, Agrogenetica Riojana in La Rioja, Biofabrica in Misiones and Medicinal Cannabis in San Juan.

From Reuters ● Mar. 8, 2023

There are lots of nights out in Berlin when, emboldened by a good-value Rioja, I forget my physical predicament and allow myself to hope.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Opponents had a better chance of being served a glass of rioja during a hydration break than finding the back of the Spanish net.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Some governments, particularly in Europe, designated appellations—strictly circumscribed regions with rules on how and where a varietal such as burgundy, rioja or barolo was legally allowed to grow and be produced.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

In addition, hummus has myriad pronunciations and its phrasing differs from country to country, while FoodTips claims that rioja is the "most mispronounced drink in the world."

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2022

La Vendimia is a “joven,” or young rioja — that means it is aged only a few months in oak before bottling and is meant to be consumed young.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2020

We had roast young suckling pig and drank rioja alta.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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