The Bodegas Alvia of Rioja

Bodegas Alvia - Livius Tempranillo
The winery offers 24 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 523 of the estates of Rioja.
It is located in Rioja

The Bodegas Alvia is one of the best wineries to follow in Rioja.. It offers 24 wines for sale in of Rioja to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Bodegas Alvia wines

Looking for the best Bodegas Alvia wines in Rioja among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Bodegas Alvia wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Bodegas Alvia wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Bodegas Alvia

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Bodegas Alvia

How Bodegas Alvia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of baked lasagna, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or veal shank with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Bodegas Alvia

On the nose the red wine of Bodegas Alvia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Bodegas Alvia. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Bodegas Alvia

  • 2006With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Bodegas Alvia.

  • Tempranillo
  • Garnacha
  • Graciano

Discovering the wine region of Rioja

Rioja, in northern Spain, is best known for its berry-flavored, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is probably the leading wine region in Spain. It is certainly the most famous, rivaling only Jerez. The Vineyards follow the course of the Ebro for a hundred kilometres between the towns of Haro and Alfaro.

Besides Tempranillo and Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) are also used in Rioja's red wines. Some wineries, notably Marqués de Riscal, use small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon. White grapes are planted much less. In 2017, the vineyard area was recorded at 64,215 hectares (158,679 acres).

The top white wines of Bodegas Alvia

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Bodegas Alvia

How Bodegas Alvia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mi sao, lightweight microwave chips or baked fish fillets with vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Bodegas Alvia

On the nose the white wine of Bodegas Alvia. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Bodegas Alvia. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Bodegas Alvia

  • 2008With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Bodegas Alvia.

  • Viura
  • Malvasia

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Bodegas Alvia

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Bodegas Alvia

How Bodegas Alvia wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), lamb with ginger honey or vegetable planter.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Bodegas Alvia.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Bodegas Alvia

Planning a wine route in the of Rioja? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Bodegas Alvia.

Discover the grape variety: Gold

Intraspecific crossing between A 3-94 (Hamburg Muscat x Sultana) and California K 3-78 (Hamburg Muscat x Queen of the Vines) obtained in the United States (California) in 1958 by Harold Paul Olmo (1909/2006). It can also be found in Greece, Cyprus, etc.

News about Bodegas Alvia and wines from the region

Burgundy: MSc course in sustainable wine tourism launches

Prospective students from around the world can apply for the new MSc course in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy, beginning in the 2022 academic year, said the School of Wine & Spirits Business. Based in Dijon, a short distance from the heart of the Côte d’Or’s famous vineyards, the institution is part of the Burgundy School of Business (BSB). It said the MSc in sustainable wine tourism and gastronomy will be taught in English and reflects ‘strong demand from companies for ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...

Família Torres establishes new base in Galicia

Torres is best known for producing wines across Spanish regions including Catalunya, Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It also has an international presence with Miguel Torres in Chile and Marimar in Sonoma, California, but for more than a decade it has been producing wines in Galicia too. This aspect of its portfolio started with the purchase of a 6ha vineyard in the Salnés subregion, producing the upmarket wine Blanco Granito based on Rías Baixas’ star variety, Albariño. The wine is made from a uniq ...

The word of the wine: Imperial

Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).

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