Rioja, our
region, is a Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.C.
Qualified designation of origin) with a huge variety of climates and
relief, so that is why it is divided into three different subregions called:
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Rioja
Alta
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Rioja
Baja
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Rioja
Alavesa
Where
winelovers will find different varieties and wine styles. Bodegas Santalba is
located in Gimileo, heart of Rioja Alta.
Rioja
Wine from the D.O.C. is identify because of its special labels which are
numbered and each winery will have a limited number of them, depends on the
grapes its harvest. Here you have some history about Rioja:
1787: The Real Economic
Society of Cosecheros de Rioja is created to increase the wine market and vines
cultivation.
1790: The first assembly is celebrated by the Real Economic Society of Cosecheros de Rioja.
1878: The first commission against the phylloxera is celebrated.
1902: A new law to define the origin of Rioja wines is created.
1926: The Consejo Regulador is created to control as a supreme organism.
1991: The Designation of Origin starts to be Qualified "Rioja".
The
best choice is if you visit us in Rioja and Bodegas Santalba, where we will show
you the most beautiful landscapes, curiosities and rules we must follow to
elaborate our specials Rioja wines, and you will have the marvelous possibility
to taste some wine.
