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In 2013, the “Imperial Gran Reserva 2004” wine was awarded as the #1 wine in the Top 100 Wine Spectator ranking of the US magazine. It thus became the first Spanish wine to achieve it. In addition, C.V.N.E. obtained the Double Environmental Footprint by calculating the carbon footprint and water footprint in the production of "Cune Crianza ...
The flag of La Rioja is one of the symbols of the autonomous community of La Rioja. It was sanctioned for use by the former governing body of the provincial council for what was then known as the Province of Logroño in 1979 and it appears in the Statute of Autonomy of La Rioja of 1982, which specifies that the flag consist of four horizontal bands of equal size, with the colors of red, white ...
Some producers of white Rioja make superior wines (Reserva and Gran Reserva) subjected to extended ageing that can span decades, resulting in a highly distinctive and aromatic wine. Macabeo (or Macabeu, as it is known in Catalan) is traditionally blended with Xarel·lo and Parellada to make cava , the best-known sparkling wine of Spain , and it ...
Rioja (pronounced) is a wine region in Spain, with denominación de origen calificada (D.O.Ca., "Qualified Designation of Origin," the highest category in Spanish wine regulation). 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 ...
Cune may refer to: cune (band) , a Japanese band on Rainbow Entertainment; Cune Press, American publisher established in 1994; CUNE wine, produced by Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España; Jovan Gojković (known as "Cune"; 1975–2001), Serbian football player; Predrag Gojković-Cune (known as "Cune"; 1932–2017), Serbian singer
Major Spanish wine regions include the Rioja and Ribera del Duero, which are known for their Tempranillo production; Jumilla, known for its Monastrell production; Jerez de la Frontera, the home of the fortified wine Sherry; Rías Baixas in the northwest region of Galicia that is known for its white wines made from Albariño and Catalonia which ...
Remains of a medieval wine press in the Rioja Alavesa. Vineyards occupied the usual part of rural landscapes in medieval Rioja during the High Middle Ages (10th–13th century) [3] There are proofs of Rioja wine export towards other regions as early as the late 13th century, which testifies the beginnings of a commercial production.
Tempranillo blanco was discovered in 1988 by a wine grower in a Tempranillo vineyard near Murillo de Río Leza in the La Rioja province of northern Spain. While Tempranillo is a dark-skin variety used to produce red wine, the grower discovered that one of his vines had undergone a mutation that produced yellow-green clusters after veraison.