Wine Wednesday ~ The Rioja Region of Spain

Our next installment of Wine Wednesday on March 9^th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time embraces the wines that emanate from the Rioja region of Spain. The Rioja (phonetic spelling RREE’-OH’-hah) is the oldest Designation of Origin in Spain (1925) and the first to earn Calificada status (1991). A broad yet landlocked geographic expanse stretching from west to east across the northcentral reaches of Spain, the Rioja is really three subregions representing three distinct terroir. Rioja is perhaps the most recognized Spanish wine region among Americans and is best known for berry-scented, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is arguably Spain’s top wine region. It is certainly the most famous, rivaled only by Jerez. There are so many other noteworthy Spanish wine regions, but we begin with Rioja, which requires much exploration before we move on to other Spanish wine regions later this year. So, enjoy Rioja while we linger in it for now!

So, please secure a bottle of wine from the Rioja region and join us on Wednesday, March 9^th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time for this week’s iteration of Wine Wednesday! And, please remember to send pictures of your wine bottle’s front and back labels to WineCat@pa.net for inclusion in this coming week’s PowerPoint slide presentation. Please do so no later than Tuesday evening, March 8^th.

We look forward to seeing you this Wednesday on March 9^th at 7:00 pm Eastern Time for Wine Wednesday!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85241909890?pwd=eVl3MW8rVnBSamhZenhKbDhPUFNJZz09

Meeting ID: 852 4190 9890
Passcode: 473732
One tap mobile
+16465588656,,85241909890#,,,,*473732# US (New York)
+13017158592,,85241909890#,,,,*473732# US (Washington DC)

Dial by your location
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 852 4190 9890
Passcode: 473732
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kef5JnobY4