 |
|
Communication Media, Wine shops, Restaurant and Catering (HORECA), Wine Clubs, Distributors... Would you like to receive information about Bodegas de Rioja wines and Bodegas?
|
|
|
|
 |
See here all the news of Bodegas de Rioja.
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Bodegas familiares de Rioja. |
 |
 |
 |
RIOJA, a privileged land
The wine producing region of Rioja is situated in the Ebro valley. Its northern border is determined by the Sierra de Cantabria mountain range, and in the south by Sierra de la Demanda, and the resulting conditions create a very privileged environment for vineyards.
|
The 57,000 hectares of vines which currently make up the region of the Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja are located in three Autonomous Communities, La Rioja, the Basque Country and Navarra.
Their average annual yield is 250 million litres, 85% of which is red wine, with the rest whites or rosés.
|
Although Rioja covers a relatively small area, it has different types of soil and climatic conditions.
This affects the development of the vines, resulting in distinctive characteristics which are ingrained in the special nature of our wines. As the land of Rioja slopes down from west to east, so the climate becomes increasingly drier and hotter, due to the Mediterranean influence.
LA VENDIMIA RIOJANA
El comienzo de la vendimia en Rioja es tardío, hacia principios de octubre, y la primera zona en la que se inicia la cosecha es en la Rioja Baja. La
recolección suele durar entre treinta y cuarenta días, lo que significa que en algunos lugares se realiza hasta bien entrado el mes de noviembre.
|
Para desprender los racimos de uva de la cepa, los vendimiadores utilizan "corquetes" (cuchillos curvos). El fruto recogido se deposita en cestos de mimbre (con una
capacidad de 15 a 20 kilogramos) y en "comportas" de madera (de 80 a 120 kilogramos). Estos recipientes se cargan en el remolque de los tractores que transportarán la uva hasta la bodega.
Una vez en la bodega se siguen diferentes procesos para elaborar vinos blancos, rosados o tintos.
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|