NV Marques de Murrieta Finca Ygay '160 Aniversario' Reserva, Rioja DOCa, Spain
Average Price of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD: $20
Tempranillo is the grape variety that forms the backbone of some of the finest red wines from Spain and Portugal. Almost every red wine from Rioja and Ribera del Duero has Tempranillo at its core, and in Portugal the variety is widely used in the Douro Valley both for table wines and fortified wines (Port). Tempranillo vines have been successfully adopted in the New World, especially in ... more
-
Rioja wine region
Rioja, the most famous wine region in Spain, lies mostly within the autonomous community of La Rioja in the north of the country. The region is thought to derive its name from the Oja River (el Rio Oja), a tributary of the Ebro. Rioja covers a stretch of land 60 miles (100 kilometers) long and 25 miles (40 kilometers) wide that straddles both banks (although predominantly the south) of the eastward-flowing Ebro and encompasses parts of the Alava province of the País Vasco (Basque Country) and Navarra regions. The designation's boundaries are naturally demarcated by the local geography: the Sierra de la Demanda mountain range in the south and the Sierra de Cantabria range to the north and west. These f ... more
-
Spain wine region
Spain, a land with breathtaking landscapes, colorful history, and more area under vine than almost any other country, occupies a special place in the world of wine. Thought to have been introduced by the Phoenicians some 3000 years ago, viticulture has played a significant role in the country's history, economy and culture, a tradition continued to the present. Its annual production volume is beaten only by ... more
|
Amazon.de |
$19.54
Bottle
|