Ms. Rioja has also grown with time and all its changes.

But Rioja has a long and proud relationship with oak.

And who knows what made me think of Rioja?

It was good dark Rioja, the colour of blood.

Mike leaned across the kitchen table with the rioja and topped up his glass.

They did not realise then that Rioja had stayed to face the killers.

The wine has an elegance all too often lacking in Rioja.

Pilar Rioja could probably get away with performing just about anything.

A bottle of rioja is included in the price, señor.

The police came after me, and suddenly, La Rioja became very small.

Seven are from Rioja, the country's prime production area.

In recent years, however, Rioja has begun to confront some formidable competition.

Several years later, in 1650, the first document to protect the quality of Rioja wines was drawn up.

La Rioja was always the principal settlement of the province.

The wine makers here in the Rioja are, if anything, too businesslike.

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Let's just say that, like most great wines, Rioja is a wine of contradictions.

To carry the name Rioja, the red wines must be made from specified grapes.

And everybody sips a very cold Rioja, nervously hoping for a share of the food.

I am planning to go to the Rioja area of Spain for at least a month.

The Rioja had no business on the table.

The peaks surrounding Rioja exceed 1,000 metres above sea level.

Throughout her career, Miss Rioja has always preferred to dance alone.

Ms. Rioja tends to look hectic when she moves fast.

Ms. Rioja appears to be unashamedly in love with performing.