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WINE

ClUB
@ Vinomar Vinomar Torre Del Mar

Lots of choice and plenty in stock so no need to worry about running low on your favourite wines etc during this
unusual time for us all. We are working to the rules so only one person allowed in the shop at any time but you
can pre-order and just collect if you like. All the opening times and contact details are below so give us call or
message us on WhatsApp to place your order to collect during the current opening times or outside these times if
we can………………. Here’s also a little extract from a letter we received
from the Federacion Espanola De Engologia which roughly translated say’s
: Moderate consumption of wine, linked to responsible consumption, can
contribute to better hygiene of the oral cavity and pharynx, this is the area
where viruses nest during infections

The four classifications for Rioja wines are:
Rioja (Joven or Young): This is the basic form of the wine. It has
been aged for only a short amount of time in oak, potentially only
a few months, and then the wine is bottled and sold. It is in this
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wine where the juice will taste the “ripest” because the wine is
very young.
Rioja Crianza: For a wine to be labelled a Crianza, it must spend
a minimum of 1 year in oak. Following its removal from oak, the
wine must spend at least another few months in the bottle, before
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being sold.
Rioja Reserva: This is a Rioja made from the best grapes of the
harvest, and is only made during years that were considered to have
a good growing season. A Reserva must be aged a minimum of 3
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years, with at least one year being in oak, and the rest in the bottle.
Rioja Gran Reserva: This is a Rioja that is only allowed to be
made in years with exceptional growing seasons from the most
exceptional grapes harvested. Gran Reserva’s must be aged in oak
for at least 2 years, and then must spend at least 3 more years in
Tel: 952 545 804
the bottle. Gran Reservas bring out an immense amount of passion
in those who drink them, and it was a Gran Reserva that received
the “wine of the year” honour in 2013.
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