TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION NAME OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Rioja PRODUCT CATEGORY Wine COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Spain APPLICANT Consejo Regulador de la DOP "Rioja" 52 c/ Estambrera 26006 Logroño España Tel. +34 941 50 06 48 / Fax. +34 941 50 06 72
[email protected] PROTECTION IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Date of Protection in the European Union: 13.6.1986 Date of Protection in the Member State: 8.9.1932 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Raw Material The making of the protected wines should be made exclusively with grapes of the following varieties: Reds Whites Tempranillo Viura Garnacha Malvasía Graciano Garnacha Blanca Mazuelo Chardonnay Maturana Tinta Sauvignon blanc Verdejo Maturana blanca Tempranillo blanco Turruntés Alcohol content : Protected wines are red, rosé and white, with a minimum alcohol content of 11.5% Vol for red and 10.5% Vol for white and rosé. The wines protected, to bear the name of the sub "Rioja Alta", "Rioja Baja" and "Rioja Alava", must meet the following requirements as to chemical properties: Minimum alcohol content Subareas and wine types (% vol.) Rioja Alta y Rioja Alavesa Reds 11,5 Whites 11,0 Rosés 10,5 Rioja Baja Reds 12,0 Whites 11,5 Rosés 11,0 The wines entitled to the indications Reserva and Gran Reserva must achieve a minimum graduation of 12% Vol, in the case of red, or of 11% vol, in the case of white and rosé. DESCRIPTION OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA The production and ageing area consists of land located in the municipalities that are listed below, which are sub-areas called Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alava, and the Regulatory Board considers conclusion fit for production of grape varieties with the quality needed to produce specific wines with the characteristics of the protected appellation.