restaurant wine menus?
Lola posted:
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Muga = the producer
Reserva = the age designation of the wine
Rioja = the area in which it was made (and mainly Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes).
Most all quality wine lists will arrange their selections like this.
Hope this helps.
Ah, Muga Rioja, one of my favorites.
Rioja is any blended red wine from the Rioja region of Spain. It’s major grape is temperillo(sic).
Spanish wines are classified by quality of the grapes used and how long the wines are aged. The classifications are:
crianza.. reds must be aged at least 2 years, one of which must be in oak barrels
reservas..reds must be aged at least 3 years, one of which must be in oak barrels
gran reservas..must be aged at least 5 years, two of which must be in oak barrels and the remaining 3 years in bottles.
Muga is the producer of the wine
Rioja is the region it is from
Reserva..is described above