The prestige of a privileged land devoted to wine for more than two thousand years.
Rioja was the first Designation of Origin in Spain to earn Calificada status. This was in 1991.
A rigorous and effective control system makes Rioja synonymous with the highest quality.
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Three production zones, each with a distinct personality: Rioja Alavesa, Rioja Alta and Rioja Orient
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The Control Board Plenary, having met in sessions on 1 December 2000 and 12 January, 6 April and 24 May 2001, adopted a number of decisions that responded to a general awareness of the sector regarding the need for improvement in the quality of protected wines, beyond the levels that earned the DO Calificada standing. In this effort, led by the missions that the Regulations entrust upon the Control Board, as the body that has to pursue the defence of the Designation as well as enforce its Regulations and promote the promotion and control of the protected wines, the steps arising from decisions are clarified below, as well as associated regulatory provisions:
You are hereby notified for your knowledge and such effects as may obtain
Logroño, 8 June 2.001
THE PRESIDENT,
Ángel de Jaime Baró