As a wine Rioja, it comes from Italian Chianti in form of Spain’s wine version. Rioja is a region in Spain with a long, glorious vinicultural history. Rioja wine comes from that Rioja wine region of Northeastern Spain. Rioja is especially popular for red wine and best-loved type of wine in Spain. It has been well known for long time. The Rioja vineyards were planted even before the traditional bringers of wine, and then Romans moved into the area for expanding in their wineries.

Wine and vineyards have always held a special place in Spaniards' hearts. They do not produce the most wine because of their standards of quality. The climate and soil profile of their three sub zones influences the quality and character of its grapes. Most Rioja wines are blends of grapes. Rioja is a blended wine not only in geography but also in its grape content. The Tempranillo is also usually blended with Grenache and up to two other locally grown grapes like Mazeulo or Graciano. Some Riojas are even made of almost entirely Grenache grapes.

Usually those wines with a high percentage of Grenache are higher in alcohol, less tannic and less fruity than those with less Grenache. Rioja wines also vary considerably in the style according to how long they age at the winery in oak bottles and in bottles before they are released.
There are seven types of grapes used in making Rioja. These are like Red Grapes Tempranillo (gentle, berry flavor), Garnacha Tinta (peppery), Graciano(blackberry), Mazuelo (tannin). White Grapes are like Viura(tart), Malvasia(nutty), Garnacha Blanca.      Four are used for the red variety and three are used for the white variety.

From the Rioja wine liner, the best and popular one is the red Rioja. They are stylistic classic and bold. The tastes of these wines are mostly of their tempranillo roots which provides fresh flavor. There is another fresh and strong and lighter weight wine- the rosé. These wines are particularly produced from Garnacha grapes predominantly which are bright pink. More greenish-yellow than white, Rioja Blanca has a light, fine aroma and flavor. These wines are made primarily with the Viura grape.

Red Rioja wine in its most classic manifestation is a medium-bodied, soft and mellow type of wine with only moderate levels of tannin. This wine has wonderful vanilla aroma and flavor that comes from the barrels in which the wine ages and, depending on how mature the wine is, it can have aged aromas and flavors of dried red fruits.