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BOE-A-2026-19834 ·24 September 2026 ·orden not-relevant
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Rioja DOCa operators: recognition of new vineyard sites designated as 'singular vineyards'

Order APA/994/2026 recognises new vineyard sites ('singular vineyards') within the Rioja Denominación de Origen Calificada (Annex). These sites meet the requirements of being smaller than a single municipality and possessing the specific agrogeological characteristics required by the Rioja DOCa Specifications and Law 6/2015. The regulation also rejects an application that was not rectified within the required timeframe (First Provision).

In 3 key points

  1. Recognition of the sites 'La Quinta Vieja', 'Regorreta', and 'Alto de Charras' as singular vineyards (Annex) (Anexo)
  2. Possibility of filing an administrative appeal for reversal within one month (art. 123 and 124 Law 39/2015) (Disposición Segundo)
  3. Two-month deadline to file a contentious-administrative appeal before the National High Court (art. 123 and 124 Law 39/2015) (Disposición Segundo)

How it affects those involved

For Rioja DOCa operators who applied for recognition, the regulation formalises the 'singular vineyard' status for the sites 'La Quinta Vieja', 'Regorreta', and 'Alto de Charras', allowing these names to be used on their wines (Annex). Operators who received requests for rectification but failed to respond lose the right to have their application recognised (First Provision).

Lifecycle

2026-09-24PublishedPublished in the BOE
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