Posts Tagged “Rioja”
Tesco Classic Wines. Marqués de Riscal is one of the oldest wineries in Rioja. It was founded in Elciego in the Basque Country of Northern Spain in 1858 by Guillermo Hurtado de Amézaga. Marqués de Riscal Reserva 2020 is a fine representation of their quality wines. The grapes used for producing this wine come from…
Bold with Character. I have a few favourite wine styles and one of those is Spanish Rioja; Tesco Finest offer this Viña Del Cura and it’s a great example of the genre. This is a classic Spanish wine with complexity from oak ageing. Viña del Cura Rioja Denominación de Origen Calificada Reserva from Tesco Finest…
The mountains have been here for 80 million years; humans have been using the mountains for a lot less time than that, but nevertheless for a long time, historically speaking. The Romans used one of the peaks as a military fort. Later, in the 14th century, a monastery was built that gave birth to this…