C20: from La Rioja , the area where it is produced
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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
Last month, Delta Air Lines announced that 17 new wines, curated with master sommelier Andrea Robinson and including a Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a Rioja Gran Reserva, would be available on a rotating basis in all cabins.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
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
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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