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Four Rioja Wineries Ranked in the 2025 World’s 50 Best Vineyards
The 2025 World’s 50 Best Vineyards list has once again confirmed what the trade already knows: Rioja remains one of the most influential and consistently recognized wine regions in the world. With three estates ranked in the Top 50 and a fourth included in the Top 100, Rioja continues to set international benchmarks for quality, visitor experience, and global brand impact.
Rioja Wineries in the 2025 Top 50
This year’s results highlight a powerful cross-section of Rioja’s wine-tourism leadership:
- #3 – Bodegas Ysios
An architectural and experiential icon, delivering a modern, design-driven approach to premium Rioja. - #24 – Vivanco
A hub for wine education, museum programming, and cultural engagement. Vivanco remains one of Europe’s most comprehensive wine-tourism models. - #48 – Marqués de Murrieta
A heritage estate with global brand visibility and a strong historical narrative—continuing to draw both consumers and trade partners worldwide.
Additional Rioja Recognition in the Top 100
- #53 – Bodegas Muga
A benchmark producer known for traditional cooperage, technical excellence, and a loyal global consumer base.
Their placement reinforces Rioja’s broad sector strength across innovation, cultural engagement, technical excellence, and premium consumer experiences.
A Consistent Record of Global Recognition
Rioja’s repeated presence in the World’s 50 Best Vineyards rankings demonstrates a long-term pattern of international leadership. The region’s continued representation is a direct result of:
- Strategic investment in high-quality visitor experiences
- Strong global brand development
- Sustainable vineyard practices
- A unified regional focus on excellence across all tiers of production
For importers, distributors, and on-premise partners, these rankings signal ongoing consumer demand and sustained interest in Rioja as a destination and a category.
A Region With Even More to Discover
While four Rioja wineries earned distinction this year, they represent only a fraction of the region’s depth. Rioja includes more than 600 wineries, offering enormous opportunities for trade partners to expand portfolios, develop tourism programming, and introduce consumers to new producers and styles.
Rioja’s Global Appeal Continues to Grow
As wine tourism, regional storytelling, and experiential branding become increasingly important to consumer decision-making, Rioja’s continued recognition positions it as a category with long-term growth potential—on-premise, off-premise, and in the travel sector.
