Wine column: Rioja region presents wide range of Spanish wines

In the northwest of Spain lies the wine-producing region of Rioja (“ree-oh-ha”). Here you would find not only their internationally popular red wines, but there’s white and rosé as well that range from simple and elegant to complex and profound.
The flagship red varietal of Rioja is Tempranillo (pronounced “temp-rah-nee-yo”). Other allowable grapes are: Graciano, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Maturana Tinta. What’s interesting to note is the back-label sea