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October 1, 2026 · Wine Regions

Rioja Rewrote Its Rulebook: What Actually Changed, and What It Means for Buyers

I sat in a Rioja seminar last week and walked out feeling like I’d been away from the region for a decade, not a couple of years. Village names on labels. A whole tier of single-vineyard wines I’d never priced out. Sparkling Rioja poured …

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