Rioja is a pretty good type of red wine

I am a great fan of Malbec, a type of red wine. I think of it as coming from Chile since that is where the kind I like best (that I can afford) comes from, but Argentina and France are the largest growers. I like to say that "I haven't met a Malbec that I didn't like".

I have asked for Malbec here in Barcelona but they don't seem to know what that it is. The wine that was recommended to me was Rioja, from a particular region in Spain. I am not a wine expert nor have I sampled widely, but consider Rioja my #2 choice now. I got the bottle below from the grocery store on campus (BC, get over your liquor store fascism!) for about $10. Certainly better than any $10 wine you can get in Canada.