Top 100 white wines of Rioja
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Rioja as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Rioja and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Rioja
Star of great Spanish reds: signature Tempranillo, elegant and complex, with notes of ripe cherry, plum, leather, vanilla and tobacco from American oak ageing. Classification by age: fruity Joven, balanced Crianza, ample Reserva, deep, silky Gran Reserva (5 years, 2 in barrel). Some fresh Viura whites and generous rosés. Spain's first DOCa (1991), 3 sub-zones (Alta, Alavesa, Oriental), 93.
5% red vineyard along the Ebro. Benchmark age-worthy wines.
Discover the grape variety: Verdejo
Lively, aromatic whites with sharp acidity and a sleek palate, with intense aromas of grapefruit, lime, fresh herbs, fennel, green almond and saline notes. Typically slightly bitter finish. Absolute star of Rueda DO in Castile-León, now widely exported. Also made as lees-aged and oak-influenced structured cuvées. Native Spanish variety, an ancient Castilian grape.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Rioja
white wines from the region of Rioja go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of slivers of squid with tomato, macaroons foie gras / figs or honey spare-ribs.
