The La Rioja wine region. We enter La Rioja shortly after Viana. Wine has been made in this region since Roman times.
There are four classifications of Riojan wine:
(1) Rioja – aged less than one year
(2) Crianza – aged at least two years with at least one in oak barrels
(3) Reserva – aged at least three years with one in oak barrels
(4) Gran Reserva – aged at least two years in oak and three years in the bottle.
Learn more about Riojan wines here:
https://vinepair.com/wine-101/learn-rioja-wine-spain/