Friday Wine Sips: Ribera del Duero

The vineyard and wine-making region of Ribera del Duero lies on the vast plateau of north-central Spain, athwart the Duero River in the province of Castilla y Leon. The principal grape is Spain's most famous, the red tempranillo, known, however, in Ribera del Duero as

tinto fino. Tempranillo is also the primary grape of Rioja, to the northeast, in Navarr…