Rioja

[ ree-oh-hah; Spanish 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rioja¹

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

Example Sentences

The result is a classical-style Rioja with deep fruit and strong oak influence.

From Washington Post

The Cerro Añon Reserva is tempranillo spiced with some mazuelo and graciano, traditional Rioja grapes.

From Washington Post

Domingo Pascual Andrada, ex-cop, accused of taking Marita from Tucuman to La Rioja.

From The Daily Beast

Gonzalo Jose Gomez, accused of being the manager of the bordellos in La Rioja.

From The Daily Beast

You must know that I always have a dozen hams hanging from the beams of my storeroom, and I have twenty casks of Rioja, yes, sir.

From Project Gutenberg

Here came Rioja, Cespedes, Jauregui, and others of less note.

From Project Gutenberg

This people had lived from time immemorial in the valleys of Rioja and Catamarca, and had been under the suzerainty of the Incas.

From Project Gutenberg

Gongora was a priest; and Rioja received a high post in the Inquisition.

From Project Gutenberg

I have mentioned in the note to p. 40 Bodenbender's work on the province of La Rioja.

From Project Gutenberg