Spanish Wine Labels - What do they tell you?

SPANISH WINE LABEL - RIOJA

Spanish - English  

vinos - wines

finos  - fine ones (plural adjective matching plural noun)

de - of

vina - wine

Haro - main town in the Rioja area - see my hotel review on Tripadvisor

alta - high, as in high altitude

y - and

vinedos - vineyards

bodegas - wine cellar(s) (or grocery stores)

Madrid - capital city of Spain

fundada - founded

en - in

To translate labels go to the winery website and click on the union Jack top right of screen to convert text to English or try website google translate and copy into the box a word or phrase or longer section from the label 

translate.google.com

(I'm adding more labels from other countries so come back to this post over the weekend)

Some wines are made in the traditional oak barrels which add a distinctive flavour. You can take tours and see how they make barrels. 

For more about wine see wikipedia Rioja wines.

Rioja [ˈrjoxa] is a wine region, with Denominación de Origen Calificada (D.O.Ca. Qualified designation of origin) named after La Rioja, in Spain. Rioja is made from grapes grown not only in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, but also in parts of Navarreand the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja Baja and Rioja Alavesa.

denominacion - denomination (naming)

de - of

origen - origin

calificada - qualified

alta

baja

For touring around the area see:

http://winetourismspain.com/wine-tourism/rioja/