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  Rioja

  noun

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

Example Sentences

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Brennan says Asturias and La Rioja are on the up, in part because of concerted efforts by the Spanish government to spread tourism across the country.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Not for a glass of Rioja with a view.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

And I will certainly never drink Rioja again without thinking of pirates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

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

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

Graciano became a minor player in blended wines such as rioja.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 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

We had roast young suckling pig and drank rioja alta.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway