Rioja's Black Grape Varieties

Which grape variety is the most planted in Rioja?

Which grape variety is particularly well suited to the warm, dry conditions of Rioja Oriental?

Which grape variety provides raspberry and black plum fruit with medium to medium (+) levels of tannins and acidity?

Which grape variety is a late ripening grape variety?

Which grape variety makes up around 8% of plantings of black grape varieties in Rioja?

Which grape variety is considered to be better suited to the warm, dry conditions of Rioja Oriental than Tempranillo?

Which grape variety is dominant in most red Rioja wines?

Which grape variety is particularly well suited to the Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa regions?

Which grape variety provides ripe strawberry fruit with lower tannins and a fuller body in blends?

Which grape variety's plantings were reduced due to Tempranillo's ability to reliably produce larger yields?

Which grape variety is the most planted white grape in Rioja?

Which grape variety contributes high acidity and tannin to a Rioja blend?

Which grape variety is occasionally produced as a single varietal wine in Rioja?

Which grape variety became a permitted variety in Rioja in 2009?

Which grape variety is the second most planted white grape variety in Rioja?

Which grape variety contributes a deep purple color, high acidity, and fresh cranberry and blackberry flavors to the blend in Rioja?

Which grape variety is susceptible to botrytis and therefore best suited to warm, dry sites in Rioja?

Which grape variety produces wines with high acidity and flavors of lemon, grapefruit, and pineapple in Rioja?

Which grape variety is permitted but has very small plantings in Rioja?

Which grape variety contributes high acidity to the blend in Rioja?