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Rioja

[ree-oh-hah, ree-aw-hah]

noun

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



rioja

/ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of rioja1

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

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Chuck Riojas, executive director of the trades council, has led the training center since 2020.

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For this price, you can do better throughout a range of regions in Spain, especially those from Rioja.

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On Monday, Colosio Riojas told reporters that it was time to “turn the page” on the contentious matter.

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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.

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

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