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The Rioja Alta comarca receives more precipitation than Rioja Baja. The average temperature ranges from 11.8–31.8 °C (53.2–89.2 °F) and the precipitation ranges between 300–500 mm (12–20 in) as an annual average. [7] The wind called Cierzo is very frequent around La Rioja during the winter.
La Rioja Alta, S.A. is a Spanish winery based in Haro, La Rioja. It was founded in 1890 by five local growers: Daniel-Alfredo Ardanza y Sanchez, Saturnina Garcia Cid y Gárete, Dionisio del Prado y Lablanca, Felipe Puig de la Bellacasa y Herrán, and Mariano Lacorte Tapia. [1] [2] In 1904 Alfredo Ardanza merged the group with his own winery. [3]
Nájera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈna.xe.ɾa]) is a small town, former bishopric and now Latin Catholic titular see, former capital of the Kingdom of Najera-Pamplona, located in the "Rioja Alta" region of La Rioja, northern Spain, on the river Najerilla. Nájera is a stopping point on the French Way the most popular path on the Way of St James.
Rioja wine is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La Rioja and Navarre, and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Oriental and Rioja Alavesa. Many wines have traditionally blended fruit from all three regions, though there is a slow growth in single-zone wines.
Tormantos is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja . It is located in the most western part of La Rioja, in the region of Rioja Alta, bordering with the province of Burgos. It is located in the fertile plains of the valley of the Tirón river. It is the first town with a crossing of the river.
The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla.According to Asín, [2] it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.
The Rioja DOC is divided into 3 sub-regions, San Asensio being in Rioja Alta. [3] References This page was last edited on 17 August 2024, at 20:04 (UTC). Text is ...
The church tower and the River Ebro in Briñas, La Rioja The town is located 3 km to the north of Haro , on the opposite bank of the River Ebro , in the Rioja Alta wine region. The municipality covers an area of 2.44 square kilometres (0.94 sq mi), bounded on the west and south by the river and the north and west by the municipality of Labastida .