See also: The Telegraph explains the conflict around the La Rioja DOC For us mere mortals, the news item that practically got 2016 started was that a winery in the Alava Rioja region, La Rioja Alavesa, Bodegas Artadi, was abandoning the Rioja DOC was quite a shock, at least to us. We were aware of the unease … Continue reading From Great Britain to the Alava Rioja region, keys to understanding what is happening with the La Rioja DOC