Rioja

American  

[ree-oh-hah, ree-aw-hah] / riˈoʊ hɑ, riˈɔ hɑ /

noun

1. a table wine, especially a dry red wine, from the Rioja region of northern Spain.

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rioja British  

/ riːˈəʊxə /

noun

1. a red or white wine, with a distinctive vanilla bouquet and flavour, produced around the Ebro river in central N Spain

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Etymology

Origin of rioja

C20: from La Rioja , the area where it is produced

Example Sentences

Not for a glass of Rioja with a view.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

And I will certainly never drink Rioja again without thinking of pirates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The seven registered voters of Villaroya, a small village in the La Rioja province, beat their own previous record of 32 seconds.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

He said 51 regulated research and development projects are currently taking place around the country, including Cannava in Jujuy province, Agrogenetica Riojana in La Rioja, Biofabrica in Misiones and Medicinal Cannabis in San Juan.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2023

There are lots of nights out in Berlin when, emboldened by a good-value Rioja, I forget my physical predicament and allow myself to hope.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides