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If I Could Buy Only One – March 7th Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the March 7th release, which one would it be and why?” Kir Yianni Cuvée Villages Xinomavro 2022, Macedonia, Greece$21.95, The Kolonali Group Inc.John Szabo – Although this was intended to be an earlier maturing version of xinomavro, you’ll be happily surprised by how well […] More
Buyers Guide to Vintages March 7th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Review March 7, 2026: There’s No Such Thing as Rioja and Women in Wine By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato, and Megha Jandhyala There’s no such thing as Rioja. Spain’s oldest and most recognized denomination of origin has evolved well beyond what we think we know about […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – February 21st Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the February 21st release, which one would it be and why?” Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz 2021, South Australia$29.95, Nicholas Pearce Wines Inc.Sara d’Amato – A pick from the Southern Hemisphere in keeping with this week’s theme—I find it hard to pass up […] More
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Rioja is a wine from a region named after the Rio Oja, in northeast Spain. Rioja wines are normally a blend of various grape varieties, and can be either red, white or rose. In whites, the wines are made from viura and verdejo, while in reds, the best-known and most widely-used variety is Tempranillo, blended with garnacha (grenache), graciano, mazuelo and others. Red Riojas often display characteristics of oak and vanilla, due to barrel aging with relatively high proportions of new oak. Red riojas come in various styles, defined according to the length of time spent in barrel, from joven (young) styles to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva.
