Rioja DOCa

Rioja DOCa

Wine region
Rioja DOCa in the regions of La Rioja, Navarre and in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country
Official name	Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja / Denominación de Origen Protegida Rioja[1]
Type	Denominación de Origen Calificada
Country	Spain
Sub-regions	Rioja Alta Rioja Oriental Rioja Alavesa
Size of planted vineyards	65,326 hectares (161,424 acres)
No. of vineyards	16,413
Varietals produced	Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo
No. of wineries	673[2]
Wine produced	3,173,106 hectolitres
Comments	Data for 2016 / 2017

Rioja (pronounced [ˈrjoxa]) 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 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.